03/06/2020
The District was presented with an Earth Flag in recognition of its sustainability and energy efficiency efforts from SCARCE, a local environmental non-profit organization. General Manager Nick Menninga, Assistant General Manager Amy Underwood and DGSD Board of Trustees Wally Van Buren, Amy Sejnost and Paul Coultrap accepted the flag on behalf of the District and was joined by State Senator John Curran and State Representative Anne Stava-Murray and DuPage County…
02/18/2020
The District currently has an opening the short-term position of Summer Buildings and Grounds Workers. We are looking to fill two (2) of these positions for the coming summer with an approximate start date of May/June ending sometime in August/September. The starting wage for the position is $12.00 per hour with a consistently guaranteed 40 hours per week. For an employment application and more information, visit https://www.dgsd.org/opportunities/.
12/27/2019
The District currently has an opening for the position of Sewer System Permit Technician at the District’s Administration Center. The current salary range for the position is $23.88 to $35.82 per hour. Please note that District employees in this position must reside within a 30-minute travel time from the District’s Wastewater Treatment Center located at 5003 Walnut Avenue, Downers Grove. A successful candidate must comply with this requirement within six…
12/26/2019
In observance of New Year’s, the District’s administrative office, located at 2710 Curtiss Street in Downers Grove, will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. The District’s office will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. If you are a customer experiencing a sewer backup, please do not hesitate to call us at any time at (630) 969-0664 to report the incident. We have personnel on…
12/19/2019
In observance of the upcoming holidays, the District’s administrative office, located at 2710 Curtiss Street in Downers Grove, will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2018. The District’s office will reopen at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26. If you are a customer experiencing a sewer backup, please do not hesitate to call us at any time at (630) 969-0664 to report the incident. We have personnel…
11/26/2019
In observance of Thanksgiving, the District’s administrative office, located at 2710 Curtiss Street in Downers Grove, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29. The District’s office will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2. If you are a customer experiencing a sewer backup, please do not hesitate to call us at any time at (630) 969-0664 to report the incident. We have personnel on call at…
11/13/2019
It has been brought to our attention that some of our customers have experienced a mail delivery delay in receiving our postcard bills that were mailed out on October 28th and are due November 15. In recognition of this delay, the District has pushed back the due date for these bills to November 20. Penalty will not be applied to any accounts that receive full payments through this date. We…
11/12/2019
If you’re frying a turkey this Thanksgiving, be sure to recycle all that cooking oil! Recycling used cooking oil helps divert thousands of pounds of oil and grease away from sewers, preventing major clogs and issues. As part of SCARCE‘s annual, one-day event, we will be collecting used, liquid cooking oil on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at our Administration Center. For more information about the event, visit SCARCE’s…
10/10/2019
More than 200 guests joined us October 5 at our wastewater treatment center for our annual open house! Thanks to everyone who came to learn more about their local sanitary district.
08/30/2019
The Downers Grove Sanitary District has experienced an administrative delay in processing its monthly billing for August. As a result, customers will be receiving their sanitary sewer bills over the next week. In recognition of this delay, the District has pushed back the due date for these bills to September 20. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers. Please contact us if you have any additional…
