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Vol. 26, No. 4 - Jul 2004C7 r eerfield July 2004 - VOL. 26 NOA 2004 DEERFIELD FAMILY DAYS CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEERFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT COME CELEBRATE 41 YEARS OF FIREWORKS, FOOD, AND FUN f< WA Saturday, July P — Deerfield High School 5:00 pm GATES OPEN FOR PICNICS, FOOD CONCESSIONS 6:00 pm Entertainment for Children on stage: Magic Show, Stilt Walker, Moon Walk 6:30 pm R-Gang (Motown/R&B) Played for the Bear's and the Bull's games and sponsored by Cubby Bear North 9:15 pm FIREWORKS: Largest and most exciting display in 41 years! Tickets: $4.00 for Adults; $3.00 for Children (under 13) and Seniors (65+) Presale: $3.50 for Adults; $2.50 for Children (under 13) and Seniors (65+) Sunday, July 4t° — Jewett Park Building and Grounds 7:30 to 10:30 am 8:00 am 8:00 to 9:00 am 8:30 am to 4:00 pm 8:45 am to 4:00 pm 10:00 to 11:00 am 10:00 am to 4:00 pm 10:00 am to 4:00 pm NOON 1:00 to 4:00 pm WO Pancake Breakfast in the Park by the Newcomers and Neighbors of the Deerfield Area and sponsored by Walgreens Rotary Ok Race at Walden School Italian Kitchen Bike Decorating Contest/Parade, Rosemary Terrace & Deerfield Rd. Arts and Crafts Sales, Park Grounds July 4th Jewett Park Entertainment Stage 8:45 to 10:00 am Dog Show, Field House Patio sponsored by One Deerfield Place -Sr. Citizen Housing Jazzercise with Paula Kooperman Rides, games, and Concessions, Park Grounds Voter Registration, Park Grounds A, PARADE Kohl McCormick Storybus; along Park Avenue, appearance sponsored by Fields Auto Group 1:00 to 4:00 pm Musical Entertainment on Stage Noon to 1:00 pm Free Swimming, lap swim, at Deerspring Pool and Mitchell Pool 1:00 to 5:00 pm Free Swimming for everyone at Deerspring Pool and Mitchell Pool For July Yd and 4`s Food and Rides: $.50 per ticket — Books of $10.00 Advance Sale Discounted Tickets for all Events at the First Midwest Bank, Bank One/Deerfield, US BANK/Deerfield, Bannockburn Dominicks, Deerfield Square Walgreens and Deerbrook Jewel Foods FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: ED SEIDMAN, CHAIR, 847-937-3519 PASSPORT SERVICES REMINDERS! July Ist is the deadline for displaying that new sticker on your car! Because of the 4`h of July holiday, scavenger and recycling pick-ups will be one day later all that week. Please do not forget to secure your recycling materials at the curb to avoid littering the neighborhood. 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 15" and September 15� 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. You could help prevent possible street flooding by keeping any Sewer Grates in front of your house clear of leaves, etc. JEFFERY WERNER AWARD WINNERS The Deerfield Youth Council has presented this award to high school seniors annually since 1969 in memory of Jeffery Werner who, in spite of a terminal illness, dedicated himself to service to the community. We wish to congratulate this year's recipient Gordon McKavanagh. He was presented the award on Memorial Day, and his name will be inscribed on a plaque in the Village Hall. FARMER'S MARKET Dates: Every Saturdav through October 16th. Time: 7:00 am. to 12:30 p.m. Location: Commuter parking lot at the r northwest comer of Deerfield Road and Robert York Avenue. Call us at 945-5000 or e-mail us at toacarrots a,aol.com if you would like more information. A full -range of passport services is available at the West Deerfield Township office, 858 Waukegan Road. No lines, no appointment needed, and on -site photography along with courteous, knowledgeable staff make applying for your passport quick and simple. You can call with any questions you have: 945-0614. Passport service is offered Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and 14 p.m. COMMUTER PARKING Effective July V, it will cost $1.50 to park in the daily fee commuter lots at the Deerfield Train Station. The $.50 increase is due to higher maintenance costs, and brings the village more in line with parking fees charged in neighboring communities. Permit parking fees will also increase: $150/six months for residents and $215/six months for non-residents. This is the first increase in the daily fee parking fees in almost twelve years. The Lake Cook Station $1.00 daily parking fee will not change. MUDFEST This year's event will be held on Sunday, September 12'b at noon in Jewett Park. Mark your calendars and look for details in the next issue of this newsletter. RAILROAD SAFETY In ongoing efforts to increase public awareness on train safety and responsibility, Metra, the Deerfield Police Department and Operation Lifesaver volunteers will be visiting stations during morning rush hours with a simple message: ANY TIME IS TRAIN T ME. Look, listen and live! People are urged to use extra caution near railroad tracks. Please remember, trains can't stop quickly, so never underestimate their speed and distance. FIREWORKS It is against the law to possess firecrackers, skyrockets, roman candles or any other fireworks containing any explosive compound. Fireworks in irresponsible hands can cause injury, fire or property damage. Someone in possession of fireworks can be ticketed and receive a fine of up to $500. Leave the fireworks displays to the professionals hired by the Family Day Commission. 0 • CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS The public is invited to attend Village Board and Commission meetings, which take place at the Village Nall, 850 Waukegan Road. Dates and times are subject to change. O Tuesday, July 6th: Board of Trustees 7:30 p.m. O Wednesday, July 7th: Human Relations Commission 7:00 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals 7:30 p.m. Village Center Development Commission 7:30 p.m. O Thursday, July 8th: Plan Commission 8:00 p.m. O Sunday, July 11th: Walkability Task Force 9:00 am. O Tuesday, July 13th: Safety Council 7:30 p.m. O Monday, July 19th: Board of Trustees 7:30 p.m. O Wednesday, July 21st: Cable A Telecommunications 7:30 p.m. O Thursday, July 22nd: Plan Commission 8:00 p.m. O Monday, July 26th: Appearance Review Commission 7:30 p.m. O Sunday, August 1st: Walkability Task Force 9:00 am. O Monday, August 2nd: Board of Trustees 7:30 p.m. O Wednesday, August 4th: Village Center Development Commission 7:30 p.m. O Tuesday, August loth: Safety Council 7:30 p.m O Thursday, August 12th: Plan Commission 8:00 p.m. O Monday, August 16th: Board of Trustees 7:30 p.m. O Wednesday, August 18th: Cable & Telecommunications 7:30 p.m. O Monday, August 23rd: Appearance Review Commission 7:30 p.m. O Thursday, August 26th: Plan Commission 8:00 p.m. HANDICAP PARKING The Deerfield Walkability and Accessibility Task Force has compiled a list of major concerns of disabled people. Did you know that it's illegal... • for an able-bodied person to park or wait in an idling car in handicap zones, even for drop-offs? • to leave shopping carts in handicap spaces? • to stack snow, ice, or any other obstructions in handicap parking spaces? • if an able-bodied person is caught using a disabled person's disability placard/license plate, the disabled person can be fined and could lose the disability placard/license plate?, • if a handicap space is used by someone other than the disabled person that enters or exits the vehicle or owns the disability placard/license plate? This means that the disabled person can't sit in the car in a disabled parking area while an able-bodied person nuns errands. Also, an able-bodied driver cannot drop off the person with disabilities at the entrance of their destination, park in a handicap space, and then return to pick up the person with disabilities. Pedestrian Bridge Work continues on the pedestrian bridge at the viaduct on Deerfield Road. The target date for opening the road to two-way traffic is August 7's. Work on Deerfield Road from the viaduct to Castlewood Lane will not occur this summer as planned. The project is to be funded by a grant administered through the state and the process has taken longer than anticipated. Some utility work may begin this fall, but the majority of the street work will be postponed to Spring, 2005. Waukeean/Osterman/Lonafellow Intersection A bid has been awarded for signal improvements and turning lanes at the Waukegan/Ostemian/Longfellow intersection. This too is being funded partially by a state grant to help improve traffic flow at this congested, off -set intersection. As part of the project, the remaining streetscape improvements will be installed at the south end of the village center. Work should be completed by late October. Street Resurfacin¢ We anticipate the following streets will be included in this year's street rehab program. However, street segments may be deleted or added depending on construction costs: • Augusta Drive - Oakmont to St. Andrews • Berkley Court - Stratford to concrete pavement • Forest Avenue - Fair Oaks to Deerfield • Fox Hunt Trail - Millstone to Carriage Way • Gordon Terrace - Willow to Pine • Lombardy Lane - Anthony to Central • Orchard - Waukegan to Rosemary • Warwick Road - Warrington to Kenton • Westcliff Lane - Margate to Kingston • Westgate Road - Wmcanton to Kenton • Willow Avenue - Gordon to Country Streets with curb, gutter and carriage walks will have deteriorated sections removed and replaced. Carriage walk that has settled will be raised to the proper grade with concrete lifting techniques. All roadways will have the asphalt surface ground to adjust the profile. Base repairs will be made as necessary, followed by a new asphalt surface. We apologize for any inconvenience these improvements may cause you. 2004 Water Quality Data EPA EPA Contan bmw (units) MCLG MCL Level Range of Violation Date Typical Source of Contamination Found Detection of Sample -- tNicrobial Contaminants - --- - — - -- - ___-- - ------ — Turbidity (%<03 (%<0 3 NTU)* n/a TT 100 n/a No - Soil runoff Turbidity (NTU)* n/a 0.30 NTU 0.130 n/a No - Soil runoff genic Contaminants un (ppm)* 2 2 0.019 0.019 - 0.019 No - Discharge of drilling waste; discharge from metal refiners; erosion.of natural deposits. per (ppm) 1.3 AL=1.3 0.470 0 exceeding No Corrosion of household plumbing; erosion of natural AL deposits. ide (ppb)* 4 4 0.940 0.940 - 0.940 No - Erosion of natural deposits; water additive that promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories. (ppb) 0 AL=15 5.0 0 exceeding No Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion AL of natural deposits. to & Nitrite (ppm)* 10 10 0.320 0.320 - 0.320 No - Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks; sewage; erosion of natural deposits. �rJedfon /Drsinfedioilr Byproducts --- - - _._.-.. _ ._._ - Haloacetic Acids n/a 60 5.8 0.0 — 5.8 -- No - - --- ----_ - - -- By product of drinking water chlorination. - %5l (ppb) M [Total n/a 80 13.5 0.0 —13.5 No - By product of drinking water chlorination. Trihalomethanes] (ppb) State Regulated Contaminants Zinc(ppb)* n/a 5000 (ppm)* n/a n/a *Reported by the City of Highland Paris 6.5 6.5 6.5 No 6.4 6.4 - 6.4 No Erosion of naturally occurring deposits; dischar, from factories. Erosion of naturally occurring deposits; used as water softener. VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD 850 Waukegan Road PRESORTED Deerfield, Illinois 60015 STANDARD U.S.POSTAGE Fire/Police Emergency 911 9 Y PAID Fire Department Non -Emergency 945-4066 p g Y " " " " " " " " " " " ' Permit No. 1 Deerfield, Illinois Police Department Non -Emergency ..................... 945-8636 Village Hall ............................................ 945-5000 Public Works..........................................317-7245 Web Page ................................... www.deerfield-il.org POSTAL CUSTOMER E-mail ................................. deermail@deerfield-il.org STEVEN M. HARRIS, Mayor 940-7533 DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 TRUSTEES ROBERT BENTON 945.1570 JERRY KAYNE 945-5320 HARRIET ROSENTHAL 945-3545 WILLIAM S. SEIDEN 945.2442 VERNON E. SWANSON 945-0227 MATTHEW J. WYLIE 945.5149 ROBERT D. FRANZ, Village Manager Printed on Recycled Paper Printed at SPS, The Printing Company, Inc. (847) 498-6126 ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT VILLAGE OFDEERFIELD 2004 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 (CCR) 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 Barbara K. Little, P.E., Director of Public Works and Engineering, 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 at depth of approximately 30 feet. 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 elements may 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 oMA contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants an potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental 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; • Inor-yanic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. • Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water 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 storm water runoff and septic systems; • Radioactive 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 ederal and State Laws. The table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2003. Due 6 consistent low concentration levels of lead, the Village has been placed on a less frequent testing cycle by the IEPA and is only required to test every three years. 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: ppm - parts per million or milligrams per liter (mg/1). ppb - parts per billion or micrograms per liter (mg/1). ppt - parts per trillion or nanograms per liter (nanograms/1). NTU - Nephelometric Turbidity Unit, used to measure of the cloudiness in drinking water. %<0.5 NTU - percent samples less than 0.5 NTU. Mrem/yr - millirems per year, used to measure radiation absorbed by the body. pCH - picocuries 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 contaminant in drinking water. MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level or the highest level of a contaminant 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. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. n/a - not applicable. In most cases, the "Level Found" column represents an average of sample result data collected during the CCR calendar year. e "Range of Detections" column represents a range of individual sample results from lowest to highest that were collected Wing 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 Turbidity (NTI9 — 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. Sodium — There is not a state or federal MCL for sodium. Monitoring is performed to provide information to consumers and health officials that are concerned about sodium intake due to dietary precautions. If you are on a sodium -restricted diet, you should consult a physician about the level of sodium in the water. Lead & Copper — The Village of Deerfield has been in full compliance with all regulations for lead and copper control. Unregulated Contaminants — A maximum contaminant level (MCL) for this contaminant has not been established by either state or federal regulations, nor has mandatory health effects language. The purpose for monitoring this contaminant is to assist USEPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water, and whether future regulation is warranted. In addition to the contaminants listed in the following table, tests for the presence of 67 other contaminants were made but not detected during this calendar 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). SPECIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE Some 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 4gjffV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These I�Weople should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800426-4791).