Dear Okawville Water Customer,

 The Village of Okawville Water Department is required to implement an active cross-connection control program.  A cross-connection is any situation that allows a potable (safe) water source and non-potable (unsafe) water source the opportunity to come into contact with each other.  The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Public Health are responsible for ensuring that cross-connections do not occur through the enforcement of cross-connection control regulations.  A cross-connection between potable and non-potable water sources may cause anything from contamination of plumbing to sickness and even death in consumers.

 One step in implementing an approved program is a survey of all customers served by our public water supply.  Please complete the survey online or request a paper copy no later than March 1, 2021.  Simply put your name as the person conducting the survey and mark all plumbing fixtures you have in your home or business.  If you have other fixtures that are not listed, please mark the "other" spaces and describe them.  One side of the survey is for residential use and the other is for commercial use; please complete the appropriate page.

 These surveys are required by the IEPA and must be completed.  

If the Village does not receive your completed survey by the above stated date, the Village will contact you for a date at which time Village Water Department personnel will conduct the survey.  After we receive your survey, we will review the data and determine if an inspection of your plumbing is needed.  If an inspection is required, you will be notified.

 We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our Water Department Superintendent, John Elliott, at 618-243-5972

Yours Truly,

David Jasper

Village President