Sump Pumps
Dear Residents:
The Village of Lansing needs your help.
As you know the spring and summer rains now seem to arrive in inches, causing street flooding, and more importantly basement flooding. While the Village of Lansing does have some combined areas {storm and sanitary go to the same pipes} 85% of our town is separated. This means storm water and sanitary waste do not meet. Storm water in the street goes to a different pipe than sanitary waste water does.
So how does my basement flood? The answer is: SUMP PUMPS.
Illinois State law requires ALL sump lines to discharge to the rear of property and not into the sanitary sewer. What happens during a rain event is that so many sump pumps are illegally hooked to the sanitary sewer which increases the flow rate by 10,000 gallons per minute, thus causing too much rain water in the sanitary system that is not designed for such high volume. Our pumps and pipes become full with no where for this excess to go, and that is when our neighbors’ basements flood. Disconnecting the sump lines will alleviate this problem, while our yards and streets might still hold water, basements will remain dry.
If you think your line is hooked up to the sanitary and would like us to come take a look, call Pubic Works, and we will dispatch a crew to guide you through proper installation.
Please next time you see carpet or furniture out in the parkway after a heavy rain, don’t wonder if you helped to contribute to your neighbors’ misfortune, elect to disconnect.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Dave Zagorac
Superintendent
Yard Waste
Spring is upon us and our grass is starting to grow. The Village of Lansing has been informed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency that we can no longer co-mingle garbage and yard waste together. We have started a separate grass collection program. Your yard waste will still be picked up on your regular garbage day. You will need to have grass clippings in either a brown PAPER bag or a can no larger than 32 gallons. Please have this receptacle labeled YARD WASTE or GRASS. Absolutely NO plastic bags will be collected. Landfill compost sites will not accept plastic of any kind.
OTHER OPTIONS:
1) Leave grass clippings and leaves on the lawn as nutrients.
2) Mulch grass clippings, leaves and wood chips for garden and lawn applications.
3) Construct an on-site well maintained household compost bin. Use the compost as a soil nutrient.
Thank you for your cooperation on this eco-friendly program. If you have any questions, please call Public Works at 708-895-7190 between 7am and 3pm.
Please Remember
The Village Ordinance for garbage containers states that 32 gallon plastic  or galvanized cans with handles and lids must be used for garbage pick up.
Please purchase the proper size garbage can so that we can provide garbage pick up for you without injury to our employees.
Attention Residents
Please be advised that all Village of Lansing Public Works employees have Public Works ID Cards.
Our employees all wear clothing that is clearly marked with the logo of "Lansing Public Works" and are driving vehicles with municipal license plates beginning with the letter "M".
These vehicles are lettered with the Public Works Department name and number. Please be sure to check this information BEFORE allowing anyone to enter your home.
This is for your own safety.
Please report anyone improperly representing themselves as employees of the Village of Lansing's Public Works Department to the Lansing Police Dept. at 708-895-7150.
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