Water Superintendent

ABOUT THE JOINT WATER AGENCY

The Broadview-Westchester Joint Water Agency is one of the groups responsible for bringing water into the homes and businesses in Broadview and Westchester. The water originally comes from Lake Michigan. The City of Chicago Water Department takes the water out of Lake Michigan, treats it to make sure it is safe for drinking, and then pumps the water to all the homes and businesses in the City of Chicago and allows the suburbs in Cook County to take water.

That is where the Broadview-Westchester Joint Water Agency takes over. We connect to the City of Chicago system and transmit the water to their 10th Avenue Pump Station. The water travels about 4.2 miles through a 24” pipe. The Agency also provides water to Hines VA Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center and Madden Hospital. The water then continues to flow in the 24” pipe and once the water arrives at the 10th Avenue Pump Station, the water enters three underground storage reservoirs, each with a capacity of 0.5 Million Gallons.

The 10th Avenue Pump Station has 6 pumps, 3 each for the Village of Westchester and the Village of Broadview. The Agency draws the water out of the reservoirs, treats the water with chlorine, and then pumps it to the Village of Broadview’s water system and to the Village of Westchester’s Crestwood Avenue Pump Station.

The Broadview-Westchester Joint Water Agency personnel are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the 24” water line, the 10th Avenue Pump Station building, and for monitoring the internal systems of their customers. The station and the portions of our customers’ systems are monitored and operated with a SCADA system that uses radio frequencies to transmit information from each of the components of the Agency’s system as well as key components of their customers systems.

This information is displayed on a large screen at the 10th Avenue Pump Station and the personnel use this information to make adjustments in the operation of the system. The Agency personnel have I-Pads that allow them to view the information from the 10th Avenue station remotely and make adjustments.

Under general supervision, directly assist and support the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee by supervising and performing activities related to operations, maintenance and control of the Broadview-Westchester Joint Water Agency’s (the “Agency”) water pumping, distribution, treatment, and hydroelectric facilities. Participate in, and help oversee, sample collection and basic laboratory testing, meter reading, water service connections, backflow compliance, and other customer service work.

Assist and support the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee as directed. Perform all duties set forth in Section 4(f) (Employment and Personnel) of the Intergovernmental Agreement For The Establishment Of The Broadview-Westchester Joint Water Agency And For Water Sale And Purchase Contract.

• Directly oversee and manage all aspects of operations and control of the Agency’s water pumping distribution, treatment and hydroelectric facilities.
• Perform system operations activities as the Chief Operator in Charge.
• Duties include:
  • Monitoring and controlling the operation of water pumping, treatment and distribution facilities to achieve proper processing and distribution of water within mandated operating requirements;
  • Starting and controlling plant processes and chemical systems to treat water in accordance with EPA/IEPA Permit and other operating requirements;
  • Oversight and assist in handling and storage of water treatment chemicals;
  • Performing water sample collection and various laboratory testing and analytical procedures;
  • Monitoring, storing and controlling power generation equipment in a safe manner;
  • Responding to alarms, identifying operating problems, and initiating or implementing appropriate response and corrective actions;
  • Cross‑train, with the Agency, customers to ensure proper system‑wide operations;
  • Preparation of monthly operations reports, oversight of day‑to‑day operations, oversight and quality assurance on SCADA system development;
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