Official Website of the Village of Lake Barrington, Illinois
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Electronic Products Landfill Ban
Begins January 1, 2012
Beginning January 1,
2012, theIllinois
Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Actlandfill
ban for certain electronic devices will take effect. Electronic items
such as televisions, monitors, computers and printers are some of the most
common items that will no longer be allowed in the regular trash.
Residents of the County should direct prohibited electronic items to a
residential recycling collection event hosted by SWALCO or SWALCO sponsored
electronic drop off locations.
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March 20, 2012
General Primary Election Information
BACOG Water Quality Testing Program Results
- November 2011
The Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)
coordinated the third semi-annual water quality testing event on Monday,
November 14th. At the
event, held atBarringtonHigh
School,
BACOG collected 61 drinking water samples from BACOG area residents. BACOG’s
partner, the Lake County Health Department (LCHD), then analyzed the samples at
their laboratory the following day. The LCHD found that 9 of the 61
samples (approximately 14%) tested positive for bacteria, none were positive
for e. coli bacteria, and none for nitrate. Residents
whose water tested positive for bacteria were contacted by the LCHD within 24
hours with recommendations on how to correct the bacteria problem in the homeowner
well system.
Barrington Area Council of
Governments’ municipalities and townships encourage private well owners to test
for bacteria and nitrate on an annual basis to ensure their well systems are
functioning properly and their drinking water is clean and safe. BACOG makes well water testing easy
for residents by supplying test kits locally, at a low cost, and driving
residents’ water samples to the county lab.
BACOG will host another water
quality testing event in March of 2012. Test
kits will be offered at a discounted rate for National Groundwater Awareness
Week. Residents can sign up
to receive email reminders about future testing events by going towww.bacog.org/watertesting.htmlor calling the BACOG office at (847)
381-7871.
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