Running a rural water system covers a lot of ground — literally. With 3,257 miles of waterline stretching across rural Illinois and an average of just four customers per mile, our crews spend a lot of time on the road keeping water flowing to homes, farms, and businesses. That’s why one number from this past […]
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If you’ve seen the recent news about cyberattacks on water systems across the country, here’s what we want you to know first: your water is safe, and EJ Water has been preparing for exactly this kind of threat for years. Now, the context. The FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a public […]
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Every August, National Water Quality Month gives communities across the country a chance to pause and think about something most of us take for granted: the water coming out of the tap. For a lot of people, water quality is invisible. You turn on the faucet, fill a glass, and move on with your day. […]
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You turn on the faucet, fill a glass, and take a drink. It’s something you do dozens of times a day without a second thought — and that’s exactly how it should be. But behind every glass of water is a process that starts long before it ever reaches your home. At EJ Water Cooperative, […]
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Thirty-seven years ago, a room full of farmers and community leaders in Dieterich, Illinois sat down together and asked a simple question: what does our community need to survive and grow? The answer was water. What happened next is the story of EJ Water Cooperative — a story built on neighbors helping neighbors, hard work, […]
Read More from 37 Years of Water: How EJ Water Grew from a Dream to a Lifeline for Rural Illinois
In Illinois, the average household water usage is estimated at 80 gallons per person per day. Since we are in rural Illinois, that average may be slightly less, so for conservative figuring, let’s say you use 50 gallons per person per day. In that case, a single-person household would use around 1,500 gallons of water […]
May is one of our favorite times of year here in rural Illinois. The fields are coming alive, gardens are going in, and everyone is finally getting back outside after a long winter. It’s also one of the best times to give your home’s water system a quick once-over — because what you can’t see […]
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