Responsibilities
The department aids in maintaining compliance with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requirements and implements and enforces a wastewater pretreatment program in accordance with established Village ordinance. Since the department was created, it has taken on other responsibilities including:
- Environmental programs/initiatives.
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources consultations
- Lake management
- Leaking underground storage tank (L.U.S.T.) oversight
- National Priorities List (Superfund) site management
- Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) representation
- Stormwater management
- Weed abatement on Bangs Lake
Report Illegal Storm Sewer Dumping
Please help protect our environment by calling the Illicit Discharge Hotline at 847-526-9610 if you notice anything being dumped down the storm sewer. Storm sewers drain to Bangs Lake and community wetlands. Help us keep those environmentally sensitive areas clean!