Jerseyville's Waterworks Department
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The current Jerseyville Water Plant was built in Nutwood in 1964.
The Water Treatment Facilities is made up of: three wells between 95
to 100 feet deep constructed in the Illinois River Valley. By the end
of this year each well will be able to pump 1600 gallons per minute.
A lime softening water treatment plant. The plant reduces the water
hardness from 450 ppm to 110 ppm of Calcium. The softening process increases
the pH to 10+ units. This creates an environment that kills any organism
present in the water. Carbon Dioxide is injected into the water to return
the water to a neutral pH of 7.5 to 8.6 units. Sand filters filter particles
that pass through the softening basin. The finished water is then pumped
through 18 miles of transmission main of various sizes to the Ground
Storage Tank in town.
The water plant operators are certified by the State
of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and are required to renew
their certifications every three years. As part of their renewal the
must have earned Continuing Education Units (CEU’s). The City of
Jerseyville requires all full time operators to be certified and participates
in meeting via hosting meetings and educational programs for our operators.
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 Water entering the plant is pretreated with chlorine, and directed into a lime softening basin and mixed with lime and a polymer to accelerate the required chemical reaction of the lime. The lime increases the pH of the water causing suspended minerals in the water to drop out. Water flows up through a blanket of lime and into a recarbination basin. |
 Water leaving the recarbination chamber flows to filters located in the water plant. The filters are a dual media high rate filter system where water enters on top of the media and flows through the sand and activated carbon removing any remaining suspended solids. Water leaving the filters is mixed with fluoride, chlorine and an inhibitor that protects pipelines from corrosion. |
