Public Works Department
Public Works Director: Paul Kuester
Street Maintenance
Street Maintenance is the largest of the three divisions of Public Works. It is responsible for maintaining the Village right-of-ways and most other Village properties, including the cemetery and commuter parking lots. Some Street Maintenance activities include street patching and paving, snow plowing and salting, parkway tree trimming, brush pick-up, street light maintenance and installation, roadway sign installation, tree planting, street sweeping, grass and weed cutting, street striping, landscaping, “JULIE” underground locating, maintenance of the storm sewer system, ponds, creeks, and rivers. Less visible activities include vehicle and equipment maintenance, sidewalk, bike path, and curb repairs, as well as subdivision inspections.
Water
Water is one of the three major divisions of Public Works. Water personnel are responsible for maintaining the entire water system, including seven wells, five elevated storage towers, two ground storage reservoirs, and a pump station for water purchased from the City of Elgin.
Bartlett pumps an average of 3.90 MGD (million gallons per day) into the water distribution system, with 2.0 MGD of that coming from Elgin. The distribution system consists of approximately 292 miles of transmission mains, 2,280 fire hydrants, and 2,390 isolation valves. There are approximately 13,335 service connections which are metered and billed monthly.
The Village has replaced all of its water meters with drive-by radio-read meters, and it collects a read every month.
Water personnel are involved in maintaining the pump stations, water treatment, maintenance of fire hydrants, b-boxes and valves, building and grounds maintenance, water sampling, meter installation and repair, customer service, and meter reading.
Sewer
The Sewer Division is one of the three major divisions of the Public Works Department. The Sewer Division consists of the main water reclamation plant located on Bittersweet Drive and approximately 150 miles of sanitary sewers. The Sewer Division is staffed by 12 employees who maintain the sewers, 20 sewage lift stations, and two excess flow facilities, as well as managing the water reclamation plant process and the associated equipment. The reclamation plant is able to treat approximately 3.679 million gallons per day (MGD), with a peak flow rate of 5.151 MGD. The current average daily flow is about 2.2 MGD. The excess flow facilities treat flows in excess of the 5.151 MGD. The water reclamation plant and the two excess flow facilities are permitted discharges with water quality limitations. Permits are issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The treated effluent from the reclamation plant continually meets the imposed permit limits. The treated organic matter in the sewage is biologically stabilized and hauled away by a private contractor and used as a soil amendment on farmland.
Public Works News & Highlights
Oak Wilt Identified in Bartlett
August 27, 2010 - Oak wilt is a fungal disease of the conductive tissue of trees in the oak family. Symptoms can include leaf discoloration, non-seasonal leaf drop, and the eventual and inevitable death of infected trees.
Oak wilt was first identified in Wisconsin in 1944 and has now been identified in 21 eastern states. Oak wilt is most prevalent in trees that have been wounded by the construction of buildings and other development. This disease is spread by insects, rodents, pruning tool wounds and root grafts.
There are measures that can be taken to assure the health of uninfected trees. If a resident has oak trees on their private property, they should secure the services of a competent tree service featuring a certified arborist. The Village of Bartlett will respond to all incidents regarding trees on village property.
If you have any questions call Keith Johnson , Village Arborist, (630) 837-0811.
Clean Water Award
The Village of Bartlett Wastewater Treatment Plant earned the 2009 Clean Water Award from The Conservation Foundation. Each year The Conservation Foundation presents a Clean Water Award to the top performing wastewater treatment plant in the DuPage River watershed.
Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit land and watershed protection organization. The mission of the Foundation is to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of our environment.
The Clean Water Awards are based on monthly test results of the wastewater treatment effluent submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. This is the third time the Village of Bartlett has won this award.
Brush Pick-up
The Village of Bartlett has a Brush Pick-up program that runs April through November. The collections begin on Monday but may take a few days to complete. Once crews have passed through the area, they will not return for any items placed out late. They will not be picked up until the next scheduled pick-up.
Beginning on 1st and 3rd Mondays: Homes located south of the Metra/Soo railroad tracks and west of Main St./S. Bartlett Road. (Area A)
Beginning 2nd and 4th Mondays: Homes located north of the Metra/Soo railroad tracks and east of Main St./S. Bartlett Road. (Area B)
The Village of Bartlett chips brush (cut or broken branches) for residents from the beginning of April until the end of November, according to the schedules shown here. Brush pickup is one of the Village’s most popular programs from a resident participation standpoint and following a few rules will ensure speedy collection and safe working conditions for Public Works employees.
Branches should be stacked neatly at the curb, cut ends facing the street, by the Sunday evening before collection. There are no call backs if you miss your collection day. Brush should not be left in the parkway between collection dates. Thorny bushes, logs and stumps must be stacked separately since they can cause injury to Village employees and equipment.
* Branch Length - minimum of 2 feet long, maximum of 8 feet long. Must be less than 6 inches in diameter.
* Brush must never be piled higher than 4 feet; this obstructs visibility for pedestrians & vehicles.
* Small sticks and evergreen clippings should be put into yard waste bags.
The Bartlett brush removal program is for owners of single family homes performing work themselves, on their own property; private businesses and townhouse owners with associations that do their maintenance are not eligible for brush pickup. In addition, brush generated by tree services, landscape contractors or other services procured by the homeowner are not eligible for this program.
2010 Pickup Schedule |
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April 5 & 19 |
April 12 & 26 |
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The homeowner must arrange for removal of any contractor-generated brush at their own expense.
Brush piles that do not adhere to chipping requirements will be tagged by Village employees. The tag will explain why the brush pile was not removed and what steps the resident needs to take to correct the problem.
Garden debris, such as grass clippings, weeds, leaves, soil, rocks, boxes and bags are not brush and will not be picked up by the Village. This type of garden waste must be placed in the specially marked Allied Waste Service bags and placed alongside your household trash and recyclables for the weekly Allied Waste collection.
If you have any additional questions regarding the Village’s brush removal program, please call Public Works at 630-837-0811
Stearns Road Corridor Project
The Stearns Road Corridor improvements are a project of the Kane County Division of Transportation and the Illinois Departmnent of Transportation and will include a new Fox River Bridge and a 4.6-mile new road realignment that extends from approximately the Kane/DuPage County line to Randall Road. Also included in the project is the widening and resurfacing of IL Route 25 from the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad to the IL Route 25 bridge over Brewster Creek. New detention basins are proposed along the south side of the New Stearns Road. New multi-use trail paths and trail enhancements are proposed within the project corridor limits.
You'll find the latest information about the construction of the Stearns Road Bridge Corridor in Illinois' Kane & DuPage Counties at http://www.stearnsroad.com/. This site will provide updates on the status of the various contracts, schedule updates, traffic alerts, and other details that may be useful to you and also help you follow this project throughout the construction process.
You Should Know
Brush Collection
The Village of Bartlett has a Brush Pick-up program that runs from April through November.
Burned Out Street Light
If you notice a burned out street light please note its location and call the Bartlett Public Works Department at 837-0811 or use our online form to contact Public Works.
Snow Removal
Bartlett streets are plowed in the following order: main streets, secondary collector streets, cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets. Priority is given to the most heavily traveled streets. It’s a good idea to wait until after the final pass of the plow to shovel the end of your driveway.
Annual Water Quality Report
By law the Village of Bartlett must provide information to its residents regarding water quality. Bartlett's annual Water Quality Report delivered to residential households each summer meets the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements for “Consumer Confidence Reports” and contains information on the source of Bartlett’s water, its constituents and the health risks associated with any contaminants. Safe water is vital to the community and the Village tests and monitors its water quality on a continual basis. Please read this report carefully.