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A Wastewater Reclamation Facility Serving the DeKalb, Illinois area since 1928.

Contact DeKalb Sanitary District

By Mail, Fax or Telephone

By Mail

DeKalb Sanitary District
303 Hollister Avenue
Post Office Box 624
DeKalb, Illinois 60115-0624

By Telephone

Call the District at 815 758-3513.

Administration phones are manned from 7 AM until 4 PM weekdays. Voice mail is available at other hours.

Operations personnel are at the plant throughout the day and night, but operators may be away from the phones for plant walk-throughs or collection system calls. Please try 815 758-3513 again, or call the night operator's cell phone at 815 762-1933.

If your call is urgent and you cannot reach us at the numbers above, please call the City of DeKalb Police Department dispatcher at 815 748-8400 for help in contacting us. They have a list of contact telephone numbers for our administrators and personnel.

By Fax

The District's fax number is 815 758-6615. That number is monitored during normal working hours weekdays.

In Person

Administrative Offices Location

The DeKalb Sanitary District treatment works lies on the east bank of the Kishwaukee River at the foot of Hollister Avenue. We are north of East Hillcrest Drive, south of Hopkins Park, and across the river from Tilton Park Drive.

The administrative offices are at the same location, housed in a long and low brick building with two entrances. Parking is available at the front of this building. Please sign in at the reception office. Use the lower of the two entrances.

Hours for Visits

Visit us at 303 Hollister Avenue in DeKalb during the hours of 7 AM until 4 PM weekdays.

Gated Hours

Plant gates are locked after 4 PM weekdays and on weekends. Call ahead to arrange an appointment during those hours.

Directions

From Illinois Tollway I-88

Take Peace Road exit north to Pleasant Street exit.
Go west on Pleasant Street to 13th Street.
Turn right onto 13th Street and follow it to where it meets Sycamore Road (IL Route 23).
Continue through the intersection (13th Street becomes Hollister Avenue)
DeKalb Sanitary District plant site is straight ahead.

From Illinois Route 38

Proceed to the intersection of Route 38 and Route 23 in downtown DeKalb.
Turn north with Route 23 and follow it to its intersection with Hollister Avenue.
Turn left at the stop light at the intersection of Hollister (13th Street) and Sycamore Road (Route 23).
DeKalb Sanitary District plant site is straight ahead.

From Illinois Route 64

Proceed to the intersection of Route 64 and Route 23 in downtown Sycamore.
Turn south with Route 23 and follow it to its intersection with Hollister Avenue.
Turn right at the stop light at the intersection of Hollister (13th Street) and Sycamore Road (Route 23).
DeKalb Sanitary District plant site is straight ahead.

Printable Directions

Electronically

Our email address is mail@dekalbsanitarydistrict.com. Call for individual email addresses. Our web site has a great deal of information about us, as well as email links at the bottom of each page.

For Freedom of Information Requests

Officers

Freedom of Information officers are:
  • Mark Eddington, P.E., District Manager
  • Diana Foust, Assistant to Director Human Resources
  • Betty Jones, Secretary

Access

Use the address and telephone numbers above to reach them, or visit between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. Suggested FOIA Request Form

Open Meetings Act Officer

The District's Open Meetings Act Officer is:

Attorney Kevin E. Buick
The Foster & Buick Law Group LLC
2040 Aberdeen Court
Sycamore, Illinois 60178
(815) 758-6616