2026 Budget In Brief

The Utilities Division in Public Works maintains the 360 miles of sanitary and 360 miles of storm piping, over 7,000 manholes and 14 sanitary lift stations which are used for pumping sewage from a lower to a higher elevation, particularly where the elevation of the source is not sufficient for gravity flow. Each of these lift stations require maintenance on motors, electrical components and removing blockages. The sanitary sewer collection system also requires ongoing rehabilitation to minimize backups and address infiltration and inflow of storm water into the sanitary system. This work includes cleaning and televising sewer mains in high-priority areas, smoke testing to determine locations of breaks or unknown connects, sanitary main lining to stop infiltration and grouting of sewer mains and manholes. These activities will continue each year to determine the structural integrity of the pipes and which areas will require rehabilitation work.

Other maintenance activities for storm piping include routine televising, flushing, tree root cutting and the maintenance and repair of pipes. The Village of Orland Park maintains 186 publicly owned storm basins, both dry bottom and open water. In 2021, a Storm Water Master Plan was completed that ranked the Village’s basins on a scale of one through five, with level one being best condition and level five being worst condition. Currently, Public Works has stewardship management of all the level 3 or worse Village basins. The Village will use the best practice of clearing invasive vegetation, stabilizing erosion, fixing infrastructure inlets/pipes and installing native plantings. There are currently 321 privately owned storm basins in the Village of Orland Park. In 2024, Public Works completed its inspections of these private ponds utilizing the same scoring method that was utilized for the Village basins. The summary report included a detailed condition of each basin, provided photos of current conditions and developed a short-term and long-term restoration program that was provided to the owners of the private detention basins (ponds).

For more information regarding these developments, please contact Public Works at (708) 403-6350.

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VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET IN BRIEF