Photo of boy drinking high quality water from CWLP.
Search CWLP web site.
CWLP home page.
CWLP web site table of contents.
Management team bios; Organizational chart; Contact information; Community outreach programs; Employment opportunities.
Power generation; Transmission & distribution; Tree trimming/line clearance.
Water purification; Drinking water quality; Water distribution system; Outside-the-city water customers; Water conservation; Water rates; Sewer fees.
Lake water quality, including e.coli monitoring results; Lake water levels; Water sports; Lake parks and reservation information; Lake real estate/property leases.
How to sign up for, transfer or terminate service; Updating your account records; Reading meters; Senior Citizen Discount Rate; Bill payment options; Understanding your bill; Electric, water and sewer rates.
Energy efficiency information; Energy Rebates (heat pumps, water heaters, insulation); Energy efficiency FAQs; Energy audits and technical assistance; Water conservation.
Special services for our business customers; Economic Development Rider; Business Energy Update.
Current news and information about CWLP activities.
Link to City of Springfield web site.
Contact information for comments or questions concerning CWLP web site.

 

 Throughout the purification process, chemists and plant operators at the CWLP Water Purification Plant perform approximately 70 analytical tests on the purified water each day to ensure it meets or exceeds Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) standards for microbiological and chemical content. Many samples are also sent to the IEPA for chemical analysis.  In this way, the utility assures that the product leaving the the Purification Plant will be of the highest possible quality.

Page Divider Graphic

Altogether the levels of about 150 different chemicals and water quality parameters are checked and the analytical results are compared to the maximum contaminant level (MCL) allowed for chemicals by the IEPA. As of the most recent test dates, in all cases, chemical levels in Springfield's drinking water fell well below the MCLs established by the IEPA.

Among the chemicals tested for are: alachlor, ammonia, arsenic, atrazine, barium, benzene, calcium, carbon tetrachloride, chlordane, chlorine, cyanide, DDT, heptachlor, iron, lead, lindane, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, nitrate, selenium, sodium, sulfate, vinyl chloride, and zinc.

Copies of CWLP’s 2007 Water Quality Report are being mailed in all customer bills in May 2008. Customers who do not receive a bill from CWLP, as well as anyone else interested in reading the report, may use the link above to view it online. (To view the online version, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy by clicking the icon below.) To obtain a printed copy of the report by mail, call the Water Purification Plant, (217) 757-8630, or email the Public Information Office.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

Last update : 04/30/08

Top       Water Division        Water Purification

Water T&D       Outside-the-City Customer

Water Conservation        Water Rates        Sewer Rates

CWLP Home       Search This Site

CWLP Contact Info         City of Springfield Home