Trotter and Associates, Inc., along with Manusos General Contracting, Inc., recently completed the Well 7 Radium Improvements Project for the City of Sycamore. This project was guided by the City’s 2019 Water Master Plan, also developed by Trotter, and focused on upgrading radium removal from the municipal water supply.  Upgrades included the construction of a new treatment facility equipped with a hydrous manganese oxide (HMO) filtration system. The facility features dedicated rooms for HMO chemical mixing and feed systems, chlorine dosing, and electrical controls. The system was brought online earlier this spring and is now fully operational, significantly improving the City’s water treatment capabilities to continue to provide safe, high-quality drinking water.

Illinois American Water engaged Trotter and Associates, Inc. to assist in relocating their water main due to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) widening of Route 31, north of Route 176. The relocation was routed adjacent to IAW’s existing wastewater treatment plant. ComEd, Nicor, and telecom utilities have either completed or are in the process of relocating their respective utilities. Stenstrom Companies Ltd completed the construction of the Illinois American Water main. The project is substantially complete, pending favorable weather conditions and the maturation of landscaping elements. 

In 2019, Trotter and Associates was engaged by the City of Sycamore to complete a Water Master Plan, which identified the need for improved radium removal. The plan outlined several options to meet this need; ultimately, the City moved forward with using a hydrous manganese oxide (HMO) filtration system. This filter will be integrated into the existing water system at the City’s Well 7 site, which is installed within a new structure. In addition to the filter, this structure will also house the new chlorine feed, chemical feed/mixing, and electrical system, which are being replaced as part of the project. With the filter being delivered to the site in early July, construction of the project is on track to allow the facility to be operable by the Fall of 2024.

The Village of Algonquin recently awarded this project to Keno & Sons, which kicks off the project's next phase for Trotter and Associates. Over the next several months, the Trotter team will assist Village Staff with equipment and material submittal reviews and other construction administration duties. Work at these plants includes replacement of the existing aerators, two will be installed at each plant, and replacing their roofs with EPDM roofing systems. Based on equipment lead times, work is currently scheduled to begin in the summer of 2025.

The City of North Chicago’s $8.9-million Water Main Improvement Project along 16 th Street and various side streets has been completed. This project included replacing over two miles of water main and 180 residential water services. Ninety-one services were extended to the residential water meter to replace existing lead or galvanized service lines. Additionally, all affected roadways within the work area were fully reconstructed or resurfaced.  The project, completed ahead of schedule and under budget, was funded through the IEPA low-interest loan project. The city qualified for a reduced interest rate for small communities and over a million dollars in principal forgiveness.