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ESU probes suspected illicit discharge, weighs force‑main access and aeration to combat grease from Mantino Industries
Summary
Kankakee’s Environmental Services Utility Board heard updates Sept. 15 about a suspected illicit discharge on Eastgate Industrial, continuing grease problems traced to Mantino Industries, and options to reduce future outages including adding aeration to the Mantino wet well or creating force‑main access points under Soldier Creek.
Kankakee City’s Environmental Services Utility Board discussed Sept. 15 an ongoing response to a suspected illicit discharge on Eastgate Industrial and options to reduce recurring grease blockages linked to Mantino Industries.
The exchange matters because fats, oils and grease (FOG) can clog force mains, force costly emergency repairs and disrupt wastewater service. Board members were presented with two technical options: create new access points in the force main near Soldier Creek to jet and clean the line, or add aeration at the Mantino wet well to reduce grease thickness and support bacteria that break down FOG.
Utility Services Superintendent Zach Newton said crews discovered “some odd looking liquid in a ditch ... on Eastgate Industrial,” and that staff and contractors collected samples. “We sent some off for sample. We had turnkey come. They took some…
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