03/19/2018
Update 03/20/18: A new bill payment dropbox has been installed in Westmont. Please resume using this dropbox for District bill payments. The District’s bill payment dropbox located in Westmont (in the parking lot north of Village Hall and west of the train station) has temporarily been removed due to damage resulting from inclement weather. Customers wishing to pay via dropbox should put their payments in the Village of Westmont’s dropbox….
01/30/2018
Update 3/16/18: This position has been filled. The District currently has an opening for the position of Part-Time Secretary at the District’s Administration Center. The position includes general office, customer service and data entry work. Proficiency in Microsoft Office -Word, Excel, Access and Outlook and website navigation are required. Experience in digital imaging, document management and Adobe Acrobat are recommended. Pay for the position starts at $10.00 per hour and…
12/14/2017
Beginning on Monday, Oct. 30, the District will start rehabilitation of approximately 3,500 feet of mainline sanitary sewer and the rehabilitation of 22 manholes located in the road and parkways of Walnut Avenue in Downers Grove. The work will take place from the south side of the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Maple Avenue and go north to the entrance to the District’s wastewater treatment plant located north of Hitchcock…
11/21/2017
In observance of Thanksgiving, the District’s administrative office, located at 2710 Curtiss Street in Downers Grove, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. The District’s office will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27. If you are a customer experiencing a sewer backup, please call us at any time at (630) 969-0664 to report the incident. We have personnel on call at all hours. Please…
11/15/2017
If you’re frying a turkey this Thanksgiving, be sure to recycle all that cooking oil! Recycling used cooking oil helps divert thousands of pounds of oil and grease away from sewers, preventing major clogs and issues. As part of SCARCE‘s annual, one-day event, we will be collecting used, liquid cooking oil on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at our Administration Center. For more information about the event, visit SCARCE’s…
11/10/2017
UPDATE: The phone system is back up. Thank you for your patience. The District’s phone system is currently down, and may be for most of the day. We are working as fast as possible to get it back up. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you are a customer with a billing or payment question, please email our Billing Coordinator at akasper@dgsd.org. If you are a customer…
10/10/2017
We had another great Open House this year! Thank you to everyone who joined us to make it such a memorable event.
09/08/2017
We care about water. A lot. In order to share that message better with you, we are working with the Water Research Foundation to learn more about our customers’ relationship with water. We need your help filling out this survey! Why help? Giving answers will result in: · Your voice being heard · More conversations around the things you want to hear about · More activities that align with your values…
08/18/2017
Join us for our 28th Annual Open House! Saturday, October 7, 2017 9 a.m. to noon Hosted at our Wastewater Treatment Center Every year we host an open house at our Wastewater Treatment Center. The Open House is an excellent opportunity for the community to learn about wastewater collection and treatment and its critical role in improving water quality. We host hundreds of guests, including scout troops, school groups, environmental…
07/03/2017
Last week the District was pleased to host a workshop in partnership with the Water Technology Alliance (WTA), part of the Consulate General of Denmark in Chicago. The workshop titled “From Energy Consumer to Energy Producer: The American WWTP of the Future” addressed practical methods and tools to achieve energy neutral wastewater treatment.
