Sycamore for

Clean Water

Clean Safe Water for Every Home in Sycamore

The need for clean, safe drinking water is one of the most fundamental human needs. Every Citizen of Sycamore deserves clean and safe water.

Sycamore’s water delivery system is many years beyond it’s safe service life. 38% of the water mains are more than 75 years old. Independent water testing has shown that every elementary school in Sycamore has lead levels that are elevated at what the EPA calls an “actionable” level. The testing has also shown chlorine levels at the tap that are too low to effectively kill bacteria and viruses. These are all symptoms of a corroded, deteriorated and failing water delivery system.

Our water is safe when it comes out of the wells, but by the time it travels through the old infrastructure it has become contaminated. Citizens that live in newer subdivisions are not immune to this issue. Water has to travel through aged pipes to reach those homes too.

No level of lead is safe. Health implications of lead poisoning are well documented and include ADHD intellectual disability, mood disorders, convulsions, coma and death in children. In adults, decreased cognitive ability, dementia, kidney cancers are common.

Please join us in advocating for the replacement of the miles and miles of old water mains that provide us all with our drinking water. We need to let our city leaders know this is the highest priority for our tax dollars because nothing else matters if our children are harmed just from drinking water.

Filter First!

We understand that the infrastructure work is not going to take place overnight. What can we do in the mean time to protect our families? It is critical that citizens filter their drinking water to remove lead and other contaminates. According to the EPA filtration of water with either faucet filters or pitcher filters is effective at removing heavy metals including lead. The filters should have a NSF certification of 42 and 53 to make the water safe from lead.

Please be aware that as the city does construction on water mains and service lines this spring and summer the risk of lead in the water is markedly increased. It is CRITICAL that people filter their water during construction and for many months afterwards because the construction jostles and breaks loose, small flakes of lead that can then travel to your tap. Construction does not have to be occurring at your home or even on your block for your home to be affected.

Announcements

  • Get Involved

    07/11/2023 7:00-8:00 PM (CST)

    Starting July 11, 2023 we will be meeting via zoom every 2 weeks to discuss efforts to improve the water quality in Sycamore. Please attend and see what role you can play in these efforts.
    Michele Roberts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Citizens 4 Clean Water Sycamore

    Time: Jul 11, 2023 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

    Every 14 days, until Dec 26, 2023, 13 occurrence(s)

    Jul 11, 2023 07:00 PM

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    Dec 12, 2023 07:00 PM

    Dec 26, 2023 07:00 PM

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    Daily: https://us05web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0pf-2hqDkrEtau-l3yE3-vICLelSt1ni0q/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGhqjMuE9KXsRGFRpx5BoqgLPPwpnpcj7dciVLpUDl2MU7gH8FuN75MBIne

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