Village of Scales Mound

06/09/2026

Reminder: Cross Connection Control Surveys are due next Monday 6/15/2026!

06/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Community Spring Cleaning Event! 🧹

The event was a great success, with approximately 50 vehicles coming through to dispose of unwanted items and help keep our community clean and beautiful.

Together, we filled two large dumpsters and one medium dumpster with items that might otherwise have been left sitting around homes, garages, and properties.

We appreciate all of the residents & volunteers who helped make this event possible. Your efforts make a difference in keeping our community looking its best!

05/29/2026

📬 Scales Mound Residents: Watch Your Mailboxes! 💧

The Village of Scales Mound has mailed out a Required Cross Connection Control Survey to residents. This survey is part of a program required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to help protect our public drinking water system from contamination and backflow.

A “cross connection” is any connection between the public water supply and a non-potable source (such as sump pumps, wells, irrigation systems, pools, boilers, or other plumbing systems) that could potentially allow contaminated water to flow backward into the public water system during pressure changes. This is known as backflow.

The survey helps the Village:
✅ Identify potential cross connections
✅ Protect the safety of the community water supply
✅ Maintain compliance with Illinois EPA regulations
✅ Prevent unnecessary strain on the sewer system

🗓 Deadline to return the survey: June 15, 2026
📧 Surveys may be returned by:
• Emailing: [email protected]
• Dropping it in the mailbox outside Village Hall (Stone House)
• Mailing it to PO Box 105

⚠️ Important reminder: If a sump pump or similar system is found to be connected to the sanitary sewer in violation of Village ordinances, the property owner will be required to correct the issue. If a connection is knowingly misreported and later verified to be incorrect, the Village reserves the right to require correction or apply a special service charge to the water bill to account for additional system costs.

Please take a few minutes to complete and return the survey once you receive it. Your cooperation helps protect the quality and safety of Scales Mound’s drinking water for everyone. 💚

05/26/2026

🧹SPRING CLEANING EVENT 🧹
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026

04/29/2026

Truck Route is re-open

04/28/2026

Effective immediately, the truck route is detouring to Franklin St due to a permitted project requiring digging.

04/23/2026