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Hainesville mayor backs third well after Lake Michigan and Grayslake connections proved impractical
Summary
Village leaders reviewed three redundancy options for drinking water — tying into Grayslake, connecting to Lake Michigan (JAWA) and drilling a third local well — and favored developing a third well as the most practical and cost-effective long-term option.
Mayor Daley told the Village of Hainesville Board on March 25 that village staff examined three options for adding a redundant water source and that developing a third municipal well remains the preferred approach.
The mayor said staff first considered tying into the Grayslake water system, which would have required multiple connection points across private property and an estimated cost “well over a million dollars.” A second option — connecting to the JAWA Lake Michigan supply — was also dismissed after staff found the up-front connection costs would exceed $1 million and the ongoing water rates would be substantially higher than the village’s current rates.
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