A look back in time
The Kane County Water Association was founded by communities of Kane County, Illinois in the interest of complying with the Federal EPA’s new radium in water standards. Of special concern was the issue of Radium 226 and 228 in the deep sandstone aquifer utilized by most of the communities of the KCWA. The KCWA took a leadership role in public education, outreach, and evaluating the technical issues related to the new radium regulation.
Once comprised of mostly Public Works Directors and City Engineers, the organization has grown and the current membership is representative of public and private sector and includes wastewater, chemists, water superintendents, water operators, engineering consultants, and water works vendors. Individuals who are willing to volunteer their time and energy to the KCWA operate the organization.
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