Bill Text: IL HR0511 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District on the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0511 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0511-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the Bloomington-Normal
Water Reclamation District on the occasion of the 100th
anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, In 1919, residents of Bloomington-Normal voted to
form a sanitary district to treat wastewater in the two
communities; in 1928, a new, state-of-the-art plant began
service and, throughout the years, was upgraded and expanded;
and
WHEREAS, In 1990, the district was renamed the
Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) by
district trustees; in 2005, the J. Michael Callahan Southeast
Wastewater Plant, a second wastewater treatment facility,
opened to serve the northeast, east, and southeast metro areas
of Bloomington-Normal, as well as portions of the Village of
Downs; and
WHEREAS, The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation
District's mission is to recycle wastewater safely,
efficiently, and economically to improve the quality of life,
maintain the public health, and protect the environment in the
Bloomington-Normal area; and

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WHEREAS, The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District
has created and currently maintains two environmental sites in
McLean County; the Kenneth L. Schroeder Wildlife Sanctuary is
located near the Southeast Plant and is open to the public; the
E. Burton Mercier Conservation Area is near Shirley; and
WHEREAS, The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District
has been nominated for a number of awards; the West Bloomington
Plant has been nominated for Plant of the Year by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency multiple times and was
selected as the Group One Plant of the Year by the statewide
Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators four
times; in February 2019, the Southeast Plant received the Group
One Plant of the Year Award from the Illinois Association of
Water Pollution Control Operators for excellence in
aesthetics, cleanliness, operations, and compliance with state
wastewater treatment standards; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation
District on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its
founding; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District
as an expression of our esteem and respect.