CONTACT INFORMATION
Jeff Pennington
815-732-7098
13 Gale St. Oregon, IL. 61061
jpennington@cityoforegon.org
STATEMENT OF MISSION
To give our customers the best drinking water possible every day and then treat the water disposed of to the highest standards possible so its return to the Rock River does not impact the waterway in a negative way.
Oregon’s Water and Wastewater staff are very proud of the work they do. Water and wastewater are two of the things used every day by our customers. The work we do is daily (365 days/year) and includes monitoring & testing of our drinking water as well as everyday maintenance at the wastewater treatment plant. This is in addition to responsibilities for existing infrastructure and capital improvement projects. Oregon’s Well Houses, Wastewater Treatment Plant, and five lift stations around town are continually monitored by a SCADA system. This is a wireless hi-tech automated monitoring system which immediately identifies problems in the system and notifies staff as to what and where the issue is.
ABOUT THE TOWN
Oregon has 4 Well Houses & three reservoirs. There are approximately 20 miles of water mains ranging in size from 4 inch to 12 inch, 364 valves in the water system, and 228 fire hydrants. In addition, there are approximately 24 ½ miles of sewer main, 479 manholes and 5 lift stations, soon to be 6 (Settlers Ridge).
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
The Department is adding and replacing sewer mains on 10th St between Webster and Clay, prior to beginning reconstruction of the street.
Plans are in the works on rebuilding Oregon’s 3 Well houses and the sandblasting and repainting of Oregon’s reservoirs, both of which are very important pieces of infrastructure to Oregon’s water customers.
We are also looking at ways to finance the lining of about 22,000 feet of sewer main which is need of having done. Broken pipe and or roots in the lines are main reasons for this need.
WATER OPERATOR – Jeff Pennington
Jeff Pennington is the Water Operator for Oregon’s Water System.
Contact: jpennington@cityoforegon.org
WASTEWATER OPERATOR – Scott Wallace
Contact: swallace@cityoforegon.org
Scott Wallace is the Wastewater Operator for Oregon’s wastewater system. Scott has 7 years of service; he holds 2 licenses Class 1 Wastewater Treatment Works Operator and Class C Public Water Supply Operator. “A favorite past time….. when I’m not at work I like to be fishing.”
STAFF:
Jeff Pennington, Scott Wallace
AWARDS:
Dave Kent was presented with the 2021 Wastewater System Operations Specialist of the Year award. He was recognized by the City Council on 07/13/21 for his excellence in service to the City of Oregon.
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