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Vol. 22, No. 3 - Jul 2000I t L veer field 1�'A,,,.LtJ July 2000 - VOL. 22 NO. 3 2000 DEERFIELD FAMILY DAYS You are cordially invited to join your neighbors and friends - Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th Monday, July 3rd - Deerfield High School 5:00 P.M. GATES OPEN FOR PICNICS, FOOD CONCESSIONS 6:00 P.M. Entertainment for Children (magic show, stilt walker)' 7:00 P.M. The Blooze Brothers (rhythm & blues review) 9:30 P.M. FIREWORKS (Special, best ever show) Tickets: $4.00 for Adults; $2.00 for Children (13 and under) and Seniors -' Advance Sale: $3.50 for Adults; $1.50 for Children and Seniors 7 Tuesday, July 4th - Jewett Park Building and Grounds 7:30 to 10:30 A.M. Pancake Breakfast in the Park a. 8:00 A.M. 10k Run - 5k Walk, Walden School 8:00 to 9:00 A.M. Bike Decorating Contest and Parade, Rosemary Terr. & Deerfield Road 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Arts and Crafts Sales, Park Grounds 8:45 to 10:00 A.M. Dog Show, Field House Patio 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Jazzercise with Paula Kooperman 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Rides, Games and Concessions, Park Grounds 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Voter Registration, Park Grounds 10:30 A.M. to Noon Deerfield Community Concert Band, Village Plaza NOON it PARADE 1:00 to 4:00 P.M, l'' Entertainment on Fieldhouse Stage 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. Free swimming at Deerspring Pool 1:30 to 2:15 P.M. Children's Magic Show on Stage 2:00 to 6:00 P.M. Free swimming at Mitchell Pool F 2:15 to 2:30 P.M. Lions Club Drawing 2:30 P.M. Water Bill Drawing For July 3rd and 4th Food and Rides: $.50 per ticket - Books for $10.00 - 4-4600 ext. 236 Volunteers Needed for July 4th Games Call Steve Hicks at 56 , C Discounted tickets for all events on sale at Deerbrook Jewel, Deerfield Square Walgreens, Bannockburn Dominick's, First Midwest Bank, Firstar Bank, and Lindemann Pharmacy Entry blanks for the 10k Run - 5k Walk are available at First Chicago Bank/Deerfield. REMINDERS! July I" is the deadline for displaying that new sticker on your car! Because of the holiday, scavenger and recycling service will be on Wednesday, July 5" and Saturday, July 8th. Parkway trees are available through the Village's 50/50 cost sharing program. If you would like to receive information regarding the program, call 945- 5000. Block parties require a.permit. There is no fee, but we need you to complete an application if a street is to be closed temporarily. Between May 15m and September 15`b, the State imposes restrictions on lawn sprinkling. Even numbered addresses may sprinkle on even numbered days from midnight to noon and 6 p.m. to midnight. Odd numbered addresses may sprinkle during the same hours on odd numbered days. JEFFERY WERNER AWARD WINNERS The Deerfield Youth Council has presented this award to high school seniors annually since 1969 in memory of Jeff Werner who, in spite of a terminal illness, dedicated himself to service to the community. This year's recipients were: ERIN McKAVANAGH - EMILY RHODES MAURA TOBIN Congratulations to these outstanding members of the community whose names will be inscribed on a plaque in the Village Hall. BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED Due to Family Day activities, the July 3rd Village Board meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 5te. ]FREE SWIMMING The Deerfield Park District will again offer free swimming to Deerfield residents on the Fourth of July. Public swimming hours at Deerspring Pool are 1-5 P.M. and at Mitchell Pool are 2-6 P.M. FARMER'S MARKET Dates: Every, Saturday through October 14''. Time: 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: Commuter parking lot at the northwest comer of Deerfield Road and Robert York Avenue. New to the market this year is Deerfield resident, Rebecca Adams and her partner, Lydia Scott, d/b/a Prairie Mills, Inc. Their gourmet dry mixes include cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes and biscuits. Also returning is Deerfield resident Cyndi Caliskan, with her natural wreaths and arrangements each hand-crafted using dried flowers and gatherings from her own garden. Local civic organizations hold weekly fundraising events including the sale of baked goods, coffee and other beverages. Grillfests and taste testings of recipes usingitems from the market will be offered by members of the farmer's market committee. For more information, call 945-5000 or e-mail us at toNarrots i.aol.com. VOTER REGISTRATION With the upcoming General Election in November, residents are reminded that you must be a registered voter to participate. You may register to vote at the West Deerfield office (just north of the Village Hall), 858 Waukegan Road during regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:15 P.M. Two forms of identification are required. If you have any questions, please call Township Clerk Jan Zobus at the West Deerfield Township office at 945-8317. HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL WASTE COLLECTIONS The following household chemical waste collections have been scheduled: July 8 h - Deerfield High School, 1959 Waukegan Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 12`s — Lake Forest High School„ 1285 N. McKinley Road, Lake Forest from 8 a.m. to 3:30 P.M. 40 � 1 ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD 2000 This information is being published in accordance with the 1996 Safe Water Drinking Act as directed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. INTRODUCTION We are once again pleased and proud to present to you the Annual Water Quality Report. This Consumer Confidence Report is designed to inform you about the water we deliver to you every day. Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. The Village is committed to insuring the quality and delivery of your water. We hope you find this information useful, but if you have any questions about this report or water quality, please contact James Sovka, Director of Public Works and En i�g, at 847-945-5000. We are also pleased to report that the drinking water provided by the Village meets or exceeds all State of Illinois and United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations and that we are not operating under any variance or exemption from the established drinking water regulations or standards. SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER The Village of Deerfield purchases all water from the City of Highland Park. The City of Highland Park draws its raw water from a 54-inch intake pipe located a mile off shore in Lake Michigan. This intake is 30 feet deep. Two smaller pipes, 16 and 20 inches in diameter, also feed water into the plant for treatment. All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are naturally occurring or are man made. Those constituents can be microbes, organic or inorganic chemicals, or radioactive materials. All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects -can be obtained by calling the Onvironmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-8004264791. GENERAL The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it can dissolve naturally occurring minerals and radioactive material and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Possible contaminants consist of: • Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife; • Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. • Pestdcides and herbicides which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff and residential uses; • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff and septic systems; • Rddooactive Contaminants, which may be naturally occurring or the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, USEPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. CONTAMINANTS MONITORING RESULTS The Village of Deerfield and City of Highland Park routinely monitor for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State Laws. The following table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to December 31, 1999. Police Beat July 2000 Severe Weather Warning System The Outdoor Warning Siren Alert Tone (a steady signal) is used during natural or techno- logical disasters. The public upon hearing the Alert Tone, should turn on their television or radio to an Emergency Broadcast Station. Please remember that sirens are designed to supplement the primary notification systems, radio and television. Radio station WMAQ AM-670 has been designated as the primary Emergency Broadcast Station for Lake County. Radio stations WKRS AM-1220 and WXLC FM-102.3 are the back-up Emergency Broadcast Stations. It should be noted that there is no signal for an all clear. The cessation of the Alert Tone is the all clear signal. (These alarms are tested the 1 st Tuesday of each month at 10:00 A.M.) Some other ways that you can obtain information in an emergency are: • Cable television channel 3. • A voice announcement can be broadcast on all cable channels: • Other radio stations such as WGN and WBBM. • Local television news. • Police cars may make announcements over the Public Address speakers. The key to everyone's safety is advanced planning. Spend a few moments with everyone in your household and come up with a course of action in the event of an emergency. We suggest that you put together a small "survival kit" and put it somewhere in your home that is accessible to everyone. The kit should contain: • A battery operated radio. • One or more flashlights. • Sufficient supply of batteries. • A small first aid kit. Solicitors It is unlawful for any person to • solicit at a private residence if the residence is posted or if the resident asks the solicitor to leave. Displaying this placard satisfies the legal notice requirements. Generally, soliciting in Deerfield is permitted Monday through Saturday 9A.M. to 9P.M. Commercial solicitation is permitted 9A.M. to 5P.M. y y � � W Q W Q CJ W Mid Z 0 � c VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD 850 Waukegan Road Bulk Rate Deerfield, Illinois 60015 U.S.POSTAGE PAID Fire Department..............................911 Permit No. 1 Deerfield, llinois Fire Department Non -Emergency 945-4066 CAR/PRE-ISORT Police Department.............................911 Police Department Non -Emergency ............945-8636 Village Hall .............................945-5000 Public Works............................317-7245 POSTAL CUSTOMER Web Page.......................www.deerfield-il.org BERNARD FORREST, Mayor DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 TRUSTEES Steven M. Harris John H. Heuberger Derek Ragona Harriet Rosenthal William S. Seiden Vernon E. Swanson Robert D. Franz, Village Manager Printed on Recycled Paper Printed at SPS, The Printing Company, Inc. (847) 498-6126 Contaminant (units) MCLG MCL Level Range of Violation Date of Typical Source of Contamination Found Detection Sample icrobial Contaminant Turbidity (0/6,0.5 NTU)• n/a TT 100 100-100 No Soil runoff Turbidity (NTU)• n/a TT=5 0.160 n/a No Soil runoff NTU Max adioactive Contaminants Beta/Photon Emitters 0 50 8.000 8.000-8.000 No 11/23/98 Decay of natural and man-made deposits (PCB)* Vnorgattic Contaminants Barium (ppm)• 2 2 0.009 0.009-0.009 No I Copper (ppm) w_. 1.3 V' - W SAL=1 3 0.240 exceeding No Lead (ppb)° 0 AL=15 5 0 exceeding No AL Fluoride (ppm)• 4 4 1.150 1.150-1.150 No i Nitrate [as Nitrogen] 10 10 0.420 0.420-0.420 No (PPm)° Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits. Corrosion of household plumbing; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservative. Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits. 0- Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories. Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits. Nitrate & Nitrite (ppm)° 10 10 0.4 0.4-0.4 No 5/15/98 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from j septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits. isin ectlon /Disin coon A redacts TTI Ill [Total n/a 100 13.813 11.000-19.000 No By product of drinking water chlorination. Tri-halomethanes] (ppb) tate Regulated Contaminants Sodium (ppm)• n/a n/a 8.200 8.200-8.200 No Erosion of naturally occurring deposits; used in water softeners. *Reported by City of Highland Park DEFINITIONS In this table you will find many terms and abbreviations you may not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we have provided the following definitions: e - Parts per million or Milligrams per liter (mg/1). ppb -Parts per billion or Micrograms per liter (ug/1). ppt - Parts per trillion or Nanograms per liter (nanograms/l). NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit, used to measure of the cloudiness in drinking water. %<0.5 NTU - Percent samples less than 0.5 NTU. Mremfyr - millirems per year, used to measure radiation absorbed by the body. pC14 - picrocuries per liter, used to measure radioactivity. #pos/mo - number of positive per month. AL - Action Level or the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must .follow. TT -Treatment Technique or a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminants in drinking water. MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level or the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. MCLG - Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. n/a - not applicable. nd - none detected In most cases, the "Level Found" column represents an average of sample result data collected during the CCR calendar year. The "Range of Detections " column represents a range of individual sample results, from lowest to highest, that were collected during the CCR calendar year. If data appears in the "Date of Sample" column, the Illinois EPA requires monitoring for this contaminant less than once per year because the concentrations do not frequently change. If no date appears in the column, monitoring for this contaminant was conducted during the CCR calendar year. ABOUT THE DATA sbidity Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of the water. It is monitored because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of the filtration and disinfectants. BetwPhoton The MCL for beta particles is 4 mrem/year. EPA considers 50 pCi/1 to be a level of concern for beta particles. Emitters Sodium There is not a state or federal MCL for sodium. Monitoring is required information to consumers and health officials that are concerned about sodium intake due to dietary precautions. If the level is greater than 20 mg/l, and you are on a sodium -restricted diet, you should consult a physician. Lead Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than at other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home's plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home's water, you may wish to have your water tested. Also flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800426-4791). In addition to the contaminants listed in the table above, tests for the presence of 67 other contaminants were made but not detected during the reporting year. These contaminants include 9 inorganic compounds (i.e. arsenic), 29 synthetic organic compounds (i.e. atrazine), 20 volatile organic compounds (i.e. trichloroethylene), and 6 state regulated compounds (i.e. aldrin and DDT). LEAD AND COPPER The Village of Deerfield has been in full compliance with all regulations for lead and copper control. SPECIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE _.Aete people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised individuals, such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about idrinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbiologial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1 -800-426-479 1).