While the Village has the legal right to use eminent domain, it prefers not to pursue challenges and risks significant project delays associated with taking of personal property rights with this route.
Please refer to the Water Tower Site Consideration packet using this link for detailed information about eight sites considered for the proposed water tower. Below is an excerpt from this document of the rationale summary chart: Potential Water Tower Site (Ranked in Order of Feasibility) Village- Owned Land Allowed by Deed Low Physical Constraints Central … Continued
Not building a water tower on the same site as the existing water tower comes down to a level of risk the Village is willing to accept when it comes to the Village’s sole location of water storage, the means of providing drinking water to customers as well as fire flows to the service area. … Continued
When the water tower was built in 1936, this single source of elevated water storage was not planned to meet the water system needs of 2025. This water tower used by Indian Hill Water Works (IHWW) holds 500,000 gallons while IHWW produces a daily average ranging from 1.5 million gallons (in winter) to 5 million … Continued
