Proposed Projects

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  • BTPWD Crestwicke Area - Second Feed - Water Main Extension

    In early June of 2025, a valve repair by the City of Bloomington caused a water service disruption for BTPWD’s Crestwicke area customers. This valve was located on the City’s supply line to the Crestwicke area.

    Although the repair work took only one hour, the drop in system pressure triggered a boil order due to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requirements. Initial water quality tests failed to meet IEPA standards, and the boil order was further prolonged due to the IEPA’s certified lab closure over the weekend.

    To mitigate future disruptions, BTPWD is evaluating a system upgrade involving the installation of a secondary water feed from the City of Bloomington on the west side of the Crestwicke area’s distribution network. This additional water supply feed would help maintain service to the Crestwicke area even during localized outages. However, the project entails substantial cost.

    VIDEO LINK : Crestwicke Second Feed Informational Video

    This short video explains the proposed solution that would prevent future inconvenience of an extended system wide outage and boil order. This proposed solution would enhance and strengthen the Crestwicke area water system overall.

    For our Crestwicke area customers that this project would impact, a letter has been mailed to the mailing address we have on file. Once you view this video, we would appreciate hearing from you as to whether you would support system upgrades which would require a capital assessment charge of $31 to $42 to be added to your monthly bill for the life of the loan needed (20 to 30 years).

    You can provide us with your opinion in the following ways:

    1. Take the survey at this link: Crestwicke Second Feed Project Poll
    2. Detach the survey that was included with your letter and either:

     

    Mail it to BTPWD at the following address: 1717 R. T. Dunn Dr., Suite C, Bloomington, IL   Return no later than September 30, 2025

    OR

    Drop the survey off at our office at 1717 R.T. Dunn Dr., Suite C, Bloomington, IL 61701 – there is a drop box to the left of the door.  Return no later than September 30, 2025

    The results of this survey will be used by your trustees to determine whether to move forward with this project.

    Thank you for your time and consideration.