Wilmington
System Information
System Description
Wilmington can process up to 4.8 mgd from the Kankakee River. Its intake can pump 1000 gpm, but its plant can treat only 600 gpm. The system maintains a backup well on an island in the Kankakee River.
Satellite Communities and Water Districts
Lakewood Shores
Population Served: |
6150 |
County: |
Will |
Watersheds: |
Kankakee |
Water Source
Name |
Type |
Stream |
DA (sq mi) |
SA (ac) |
Capacity |
Year Est. |
Est. 2010 Cap. (ac-ft) |
Kankakee River |
RW |
Kankakee R |
4953 |
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Groundwater |
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1989 Study: |
Not in existence in 1989. |
USGS Gages: |
Kankakee River near Wilmington (05527500) |
Developments since 1989:
Wilmington began pumping from the Kankakee River in 1990 due to concerns about radium contamination in its groundwater and overall cost efficiency.
Notes and Terminology
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