New Connections
In order to receive service from the Greater Peoria Sanitary District, potential customers must have an available sanitary sewer system, be annexed into the corporate limits of the District, and pay certain fees. The following is a brief description of the procedures to follow in order to obtain wastewater collection and treatment service. For all of these steps, the District’s Planning and Construction Department must be contacted at (309) 637-3511 extension 4844 or (309) 272-4844.
The District inspects all building sewers to verify compliance with ordinance requirements and construction standards. The inspection must be done after pipe installation and prior to back filling the trench. Re-excavation will be required when a trench is back filled prior to inspection by the District.
Connection Availability
New Connections Within Existing Corporate Limits: There are undeveloped lots and larger tracts of land that are located within the existing corporate limits of the Greater Peoria Sanitary District. In this case the following questions must be addressed: Does the existing sewer system have the capacity to accept the flow from the proposed development? Can the existing sanitary sewer system be extended to the development? These questions can be answered by working with the District’s Planning and Construction Department.
New Connections Outside Existing Corporate Limits (Annexation Procedure): The Greater Peoria Sanitary District is a municipal corporation that is separate from the cities, villages, and county it serves. As such, the District’s corporate boundaries are not the same as the municipalities that are within the District. Before service can be established, a potential customer must be annexed into the corporate limits of the District. The following questions must be evaluated prior to annexation: Is the area under consideration contiguous to the current corporate limits? An area must be contiguous in order to annex. Second, is service available? The District must determine whether the collection system can be extended to serve a new area. This determination must consider location, depth, and capacity of the existing sanitary sewers.
Once the District’s staff has determined that annexation is possible, the next step is to prepare a Petition to Annex Territory that will be presented to the Sanitary District’s Board of Trustees for consideration. District staff can prepare the petition document in our standard format; however, the petitioner must provide a legal description and CAD drawing of the land to be annexed. Once the petition has been prepared, it will be added to the agenda of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees. The Trustees must make final approval of the annexation.
Fees
In order to offset District costs for the collection and treatment of wastewater from new development several fees are charged throughout the development process. Fees specific to a particular parcel can be obtained by contacting the Planning & Construction Department. A summary of fees follows:
The District inspects all building sewers to verify compliance with ordinance requirements and construction standards. The inspection must be done after pipe installation and prior to back filling the trench. Re-excavation will be required when a trench is back filled prior to inspection by the District.
Connection Availability
New Connections Within Existing Corporate Limits: There are undeveloped lots and larger tracts of land that are located within the existing corporate limits of the Greater Peoria Sanitary District. In this case the following questions must be addressed: Does the existing sewer system have the capacity to accept the flow from the proposed development? Can the existing sanitary sewer system be extended to the development? These questions can be answered by working with the District’s Planning and Construction Department.
- If the existing public sanitary sewer system is immediately adjacent to the property to be served, the new home or business can be connected directly to this sewer. However, prior to connection, all fees must be paid and a permit must be obtained as detailed below.
- If an existing sanitary sewer is not adjacent to the property, an extension of the sanitary sewer system will be required. In order to extend public sewers, the developer must have plans approved by the District, have a construction permit from the Illinois EPA, and have a Permit to Construct from the District. Actual construction will be inspected on a full-time basis by the District to ensure that District standards are followed. The developer is responsible for all costs associated with the public sewer extension, including the cost of the District’s inspector. Final approval of the sewer extension includes resolution of all punch list items and payment of all fees as detailed below.
- In some instances, new dischargers must also obtain a Wastewater Discharge Permit. Federal law requires the District to maintain an industrial pretreatment program. A copy of the permit application can be found here.
New Connections Outside Existing Corporate Limits (Annexation Procedure): The Greater Peoria Sanitary District is a municipal corporation that is separate from the cities, villages, and county it serves. As such, the District’s corporate boundaries are not the same as the municipalities that are within the District. Before service can be established, a potential customer must be annexed into the corporate limits of the District. The following questions must be evaluated prior to annexation: Is the area under consideration contiguous to the current corporate limits? An area must be contiguous in order to annex. Second, is service available? The District must determine whether the collection system can be extended to serve a new area. This determination must consider location, depth, and capacity of the existing sanitary sewers.
Once the District’s staff has determined that annexation is possible, the next step is to prepare a Petition to Annex Territory that will be presented to the Sanitary District’s Board of Trustees for consideration. District staff can prepare the petition document in our standard format; however, the petitioner must provide a legal description and CAD drawing of the land to be annexed. Once the petition has been prepared, it will be added to the agenda of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees. The Trustees must make final approval of the annexation.
Fees
In order to offset District costs for the collection and treatment of wastewater from new development several fees are charged throughout the development process. Fees specific to a particular parcel can be obtained by contacting the Planning & Construction Department. A summary of fees follows:
