An Assessment of Water Loss Among Lake Michigan Permittees in Illinois
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2014
Level
State
State(s)
Illinois
Policy Areas
Community Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces
CMAP staff partnered with the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) Office of Water Resources (OWR) through its Lake Michigan Water Allocation Program in an effort to improve understanding of the water-loss control practices and challenges faced by community water suppliers whose source of water is Lake Michigan. The effort involved analysis of water-use data (2007-12) compiled by IDNR from annual audit reports required of communities with an allocation of lake water; an Internet-based survey questionnaire featuring 23 questions sent to 172 community water suppliers with public infrastructure to manage; site visits with six communities for an in-depth discussion of the water-loss control issues; and additional site visits with three communities to begin to gauge response to the industry standard water-loss control tool available to help solve the problem.