Dwight residents can avoid their water service from freezing by allowing one of the faucet within their home to maintain a slow, steady trickle of water.  This is necessary due to the constant freezing temperatures.  The potential for water services freezing increases with the increased age of your home. 

The houses that experienced frozen lines only utilized their water intermittingly allowing the water service to freeze.  Allowing a slow trickle within one of the faucet at your house will ensure some water is constantly flowing through the service line.

Although the weather is getting slightly warmer, do not take that as a sign to stop maintaining a trickle of water at your house.  The warmer temperatures will drive the frost deeper into the ground causing greater potential for more water services to freeze.  Village crews are already attempting to restore services throughout the Village; please assist by lessening the potential for more frozen water lines.

Per the Illinois Rural Water Association:

One drip per second (for one month) = 34 gallons

Two Drips per second (for one month) = 100 gallons

Drops Breaking to Stream (for one month) = 700 gallons

(Keep in mind the larger the stream the more gallons it will register)

The Village of Dwight’s Water rates:    $7.00 per 1000 gallons

                                    Sewer rates:    $6.90 per 1000 gallons