NSWRD Board Adopts Reduction To Late Fees

Following the onset of Covid in March 2020, and in response to the pandemic related hardships being experienced by District customers, the Board of Trustees of the North Shore Water Reclamation District (NSWRD) adopted emergency policies, including a temporary suspension of billing late fees. Recently, at the November 2021 meeting, the Board adopted two additional actions to help District customers.

First, the Board took action to continue the temporary suspension of late fees through

December 31, 2021. Second, the Board took action to gradually reinstate late fees by cutting late fees in half for the first 6 months of 2022. Beginning January 1, 2022, and continuing through June 30, 2022, late fees on past due payments will be reduced from the 10% fee established by Ordinance, to 5%. As of July 1, 2022, the District’s temporary emergency policies will expire and the10%, pre Covid late fee policy will be fully reinstated.

Paying your NSWRD bill has never been easier. Bills can be paid by mail; in person at the District Administration Building, 14770 W. Koepsel Drive, Gurnee; by “auto bill pay” electronic withdrawal; or, by credit card via the Illinois Treasurer’s Office “E-pay Program”. For more information, please visit our website NorthShoreWRD.org, refer to the back side of your billing statement, or contact a billing representative at 847.623.6060.

The North Shore Water Reclamation District is a municipal body dedicated to the beneficial reuse of our water resources while protecting Lake Michigan, local waterways, and the environment through sustainable and fiscally responsible wastewater reclamation practices at our facilities. The NSWRD owns and operates 3 major Water Reclamation Facilities (WRF) located in Gurnee, Waukegan, and Highland Park, Illinois, and more than 100 miles of intercepting sewer lines and 10 pumping stations which collect and convey wastewater from local sewer systems to the WRFs. Additional NSWRD facilities include the Biosolids Recycling Facility in Zion, the Administration Building and Laboratory in Gurnee, and the Maintenance Building in Waukegan. The District is the 2nd largest water reclamation district in Illinois serving more than 300,000 people in eastern Lake County. For more information about the NSWRD please visit http://www.northshorewrd.org/.