Water Department
Bills are sent out quarterly in January, April, July and October. There is a base fee for connection and then usage charges per 1000 gallons. To close out or set up a new account please contact the Treasurer at 815-695-5671 or treasurer@newark-il.us.
You can pay your bill by check at the drop box outside of Village Hall or by mail, you can also pay online.
To create and account or pay on your account please visit: Village of Newark IL Water. This is a fee-based service. A $2.95 service fee will apply to all e-check transactions and a $3.95 service fee will apply to all credit card transactions.
Pay your water and sewer bill online or by phone, 1-855-731-9899. Online bill features include: paperless bills, one time or automatic payments, budget payments, bill reminders, ability to pay by text and much more. When you enter your account information online, please do not use spaces or dashes, ONLY NUMBERS please.
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You can pay your bill by check at the drop box outside of Village Hall or by mail, you can also pay online.
To create and account or pay on your account please visit: Village of Newark IL Water. This is a fee-based service. A $2.95 service fee will apply to all e-check transactions and a $3.95 service fee will apply to all credit card transactions.
Pay your water and sewer bill online or by phone, 1-855-731-9899. Online bill features include: paperless bills, one time or automatic payments, budget payments, bill reminders, ability to pay by text and much more. When you enter your account information online, please do not use spaces or dashes, ONLY NUMBERS please.
Water Saving Ideas
11 Tips for Conserving Water at Home
Ready to conserve water? Here are some tips to reduce your water consumption:
- Update your appliances. Many old appliances use significantly more water than modern water- and energy-saving ones. Research the toilets, faucets, showerheads, dishwashers, and clothes washers in your home to determine how much water they use, and look into options that use less water, like dual-flush toilets. While replacing an appliance can be expensive, a water-efficient appliance can offer substantial savings on your water bill. Smaller fixes, like faucet aerators and low-flow showerheads, can still make a huge improvement for water conservation.
- Reduce toilet flushing. Flushing the toilet can use up to seven gallons per flush. To avoid wasting water, use alternative means of disposal. Instead of flushing facial tissues or small pieces of trash, opt for the trash bin instead. A toilet tank bank is another way to conserve water in your toilet: simply add it to your toilet tank to displace the amount of water the tank refills with each flush.
- Opt for full loads in the washing machine. To make the most of your clothes washer, make sure that you’re only using it with full loads, rather than a series of smaller loads. If you need to run the washer with a smaller load, adjust the machine knob to “small” so that it uses less water.
- Take shorter showers. For every minute in the shower, your showerhead can use up to ten gallons of water. Try reducing the amount of time you spend in the shower every day, to a maximum of five minutes, or turn off the water in between rinses to conserve water while you’re bathing.
- Use the dishwasher, if possible. It may seem counterintuitive, but washing dishes by hand typically uses more water than the dishwasher. If you don’t have a dishwater, there are ways to conserve water during the washing process. Simply turn off the water when you wash dishes, instead of letting it run. If you have a dishwater, avoid rinsing your dishes before loading them into the washer.
- Skip the garbage disposal. Garbage disposal units use up a lot of water. Instead of sending chunks of food down the drain, toss them into a compost pile to save water and reduce food waste.
- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. Letting the faucet run when you brush your teeth is an unnecessary waste of water. Conserve water by turning the faucet off when brushing.
- Rinse things in a basin. Running the faucet when rinsing something—from vegetables to kitchen plates to your razor—uses a lot more water than you think. Instead of holding an item under the faucet, fill up a basin of water for rinsing, which will automatically limit the amount of water you use.
- Store drinking water in the fridge. For people who drink tap water out of the faucet, running the water until it gets cold is a natural habit—but it wastes a lot of water in the process. Rather than drinking cold water straight from the faucet, fill reusable bottles or pitchers up with lukewarm sink water and store them in the fridge, which allows them to get cold without running water down the drain.
- Check for leaky faucets. Leaky faucets can waste up to 20 gallons of water every day. If you know you have a faucet that drips, fix it, or replace it as soon as possible to save water (and your utility budget). Even if you don’t think your faucets are leaking, check periodically to make sure. To detect a leak, check your water meter over two hours when water is not in use at your home. If the water usage changes, you have a leak. Catching the drip early will help avoid wasting water
- Be mindful of lawn-watering practices. A green lawn is a significant water investment—it can account for up to one-third of a household’s water use in the summer months. If you’re intent on keeping a traditional lawn, be mindful of your watering practices. Opt for a good soak once a week rather than daily routine watering. Water in the early morning or evening rather than the afternoon when evaporation happens faster. Plant trees for shade to protect your grass and plants from the afternoon sun. Use mulch around plants to retain soil moisture. Ensure your sprinklers are well-positioned and aren’t watering the pavement. Adjust your irrigation system to water less in rainy or cool months. Finally, if you feel like your lawn requires too much water, ditch the grass in favor of Xeriscaping practices like gravel and water-saving plants.