COVID-19

The Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency sampling data of its wastewater will not be added to a dashboard created by Biobot Analytic. The dashboard will contain data from around the country to compare Covid-19 case study in wastewater. While much of the data will be made public, no organization names will be made public. Data can be found on biobot.io/data. Should you have trouble accessing, please go to support@biobot.io if you are interested in KRMA data please contact Melanie Gossett, Assistance Superintendent of Technical Services, melanie@krmawastewater.com (815) 933-0444. 

CSL Behring phase 1 of the PH neutralization system is scheduled to come online October 11, 2021. KRMA administration team was invited to view system prior to startup. 

Due to hurricane IDA that hit Louisiana where much of the production of Chlorine happens, has caused continued price increase for chlorine users. KRMA a user of chlorine will no longer be affected by price increase. The facility only has to chlorinate 6 months of the year, May 1 through October 31. The season for chlorination end October 31, 2021. 

The month of September, the KRMA staff met all limits of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permits.