The Underground Utilities Division is committed to providing a full range of maintenance and repair to the Village of Carpentersville underground infrastructure.

The Division has two main objectives. The Underground Utilities division is responsible for maintaining the water; wastewater, and storm conveyance infrastructures, thus, the split/shared budget, responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Water Distribution

1. Water main repairs and updates.
2. Valve and hydrant maintenance, repair, and replacements.
3. System mapping and CAD updates.

Sanitary Collection

1. Annual sewer main cleaning, which includes root and grease removal.
2. Sewer main and structure (manhole) repairs.
3. System televising, mapping and CAD updates

Storm Conveyance

1. Catch basin maintenance, reconstruction, and replacement.
2. Mainline cleaning.
3. System televising, mapping and CAD updates.

Additional Division Responsibilities

1. J.U.L.I.E. locates.
2. New construction inspections and Acceptance/ Maintenance punch lists.
3. Construction restorations (concrete and landscaping).
4. Building and equipment maintenance.
5. Plan review.
6. Contractor assistance.

1. B-boxes: Replaced 53, repaired 4, and cleaned 40.
2. Fire hydrants: Replaced 22, repaired 169, painted 351, and inspected and flushed entire system.
3. Main breaks: Repaired 8.
4. Distribution Valves (in house): Replaced 40 and cleaned 40.
5. Distribution Valves (contracted): Replaced 3.
6. Cleaned lines for Monthly “Bad Spot” program totaling 64,668 linear feet.
7. Responded to 90 sewer calls that included jetting 21,118 linear feet (only 18 were mainline blockages).
8. Annual Sanitary Jetting Program: Cleaned 179,231 lin. ft. Root Cut 6,404 lin. ft.
9. Sanitary Manholes: Replaced 1 and repaired 6.
10. Sanitary Main: Replaced 16 lin. ft. at two locations and completed 2 mainline repairs.
11. Storm structures: Replaced 2 , rebuilt 17.
12. Storm Sewer: Replaced 620 lin. ft. at seven locations.
13. Spent 279.5 man-hours cleaning storm lines and 958 man-hours cleaning inlets.
14. Performed 2,251 J.U.L.I.E. locates ( 1160.5 man-hours).
15. Spent 555.5 man-hours performing atlas reviews, upgrades, and corrections.
16. Responded to 362 citizen/service requests.
17. Divisional Training: Class “A” CDL, Confined Space, Locator Operation, J.UL.I.E., Pipe Awareness, AWWA, and IPWSOA, Snow Operations, Main Break Safety, Uni-Bell Pipe, IRMA Training Videos, Quarterly Safety Discussions, NIMS 100, 200, and 700 certification (EMI – FEMA), San. Televising, Water Service Installations, Respiratory Protection, Vactor Operations, Defensive Driving, Line stop Installations, Monthly Assoc. Meetings (459 man-hours).
18. Hauled in 256 loads ( 2,606 tons) of gravel, stone, and topsoil and disposed of 368 loads of spoil.
19. Replaced concrete at 37 locations.
20. Performed site restorations at 127 locations (20 loads of topsoil).
21. Performed 8 acceptance/ maintenance punch lists.
22. Spent 474.5 man-hours assisting contractors on capital projects.
23. Reviewed 15 construction plans.
24. Sanitary Sewer Lining: Will complete 2,900 lin. ft.
25. Vehicles and Equipment: Performed 40 (in-house) repairs.
26. Designed and built 32’x10’ storage deck and stairs at within facility.
27. Successfully secured a contract for valve exercising.

1. T o operate, maintain, repair, and update the Village infrastructures through careful planning and use of Village staffing and contractual services.
2. To develop long-term programs that identify, prioritize, and facilitate repairs and updates to each system in the most cost-effective manner while providing the best service possible to the community.
3. Continue all existing programs. (Due to funding, sewer lining has been deleted and valve/hydrant replacements have been reduced).
4. Clean the entire original sanitary system and root cut 20% of clay lines.
5. Finish measurements of the Sanitary Sewer System and measure the Storm Conveyance System (current information shows discrepancies).
6. Complete updates to the Utility Atlas.