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Regional Water Supply Planning

Josh Ellis, Program Director

Sept. 24, 2013

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Shifting water demands

38% growth to 12.1mil in 2050

~ 64%

~ 36%

~ 7%

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Shifting water demands

Population

Demand

Withdrawals

Groundwater Quantity

Groundwater Quality

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8-County NE IllinoisSandstone AquiferWithdrawals

182.9 mgd(1979)

83.5 mgd(2004)

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State policy

• Lake Michigan permit conditions

• Plumbing code

• Regional water supply planning & research

• Financing

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What do we pay for?

• Pretty much everything but the water itself…– Treatment– Pumpage– Distribution– Billing

– Which means pipes, meters, chemicals, vehicles, paper, labor, engineering, design, permits, fees…

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National and regional trends

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Estimations of Water Loss

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Chicago Effect on Estimations of Water Loss

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Water supply isn’t the only area where we’re falling behind

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Need for policy on water reuse

Rain and graywater are “free”

Potable drinking water, stormwater and wastewater are expensive

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Josh Ellis, Program Directorjellis@metroplanning.org

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312.863.6045

Thanks!