Regional water & sewer study

"A Survey and analysis of the existing water resource base and municipal utility systems in order to determine the physical and operational needs of the utility systems in meeting projected demands through 1990. Investigations of the water and sewer systems in the Region reveal that: (1) current water supplies will be inadequate to meet future demands and that in addition to Rend Lake, Kinkaid and Cedar Creek Lakes should be constructed as rapidly as possible; (2) a wide variety of standards and operating procedures exist among municipal utility systems, many resulting in near deficit operations; (3) most of the municipal sewer systems in the Region are behind schedule in meeting the State's waste water standards proposed for 1972; and (4) municipal water distribution systems are more numerous than municipal water systems, thereby creating waste water problems. Future demands will involve considerable expansion in the larger cities' water distribution, water storage, and sewer systems. Uniform standards of operation and utility policies are essential for orderly development of the Region's utility extension policies. Recommendations for adoption by the Region and its municipalities range from record-keeping procedures to the establishment of a regional water authority. Included also in this report are suggestions concerning additional studies pertaining to utility systems."--Preliminary page.