Utilities and transportation infrastructure
Utilities
Electric: Ameren
- 2,800 mw generation capacity
- Multiple interconnections
- Free rate comparisons
- Economic incentives to qualifying companies
Natural gas: Ameren
- Pipeline source: trunkline
- Gas transportation available
Telephone: Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company
- Location of POP: Effingham
- Fiber optic loop around city
Water: City of Effingham
- Source: Little Wabash River, Lake Sara, CIPS Lake, HRWS (Kaskaskia River)
- Elevated and Ground Storage Capacity: 6,000,000 gallons
- Water Treatment Plant Design Production: 6,000,000 gallons/day
- Average Production: 1,700,000 gallons/day
- Peak Production: 4,000,000 gallons/day
Wastewater: City of Effingham
- Design Maximum Flow (DMF): 9 MGD
- Design Average Flow (DAF): 3.75 MGD (NPDES Permit)
- Average Flow: 2.26 MGD
- Infrastructure
Motor Freight
- Distance to Interstate Exchanges: 0 miles
- Number of Interstate Exchanges: 3
- Interstates: I-57, I-70
- Highways: U.S. 40, U.S. 45, IL 32, IL 33, IL 37
- Carriers: All Major Carriers are in Effingham on a regular basis.
Rail Service
- Providers: CSX / Conrail, Canadian National / Illinois Central, Effingham Shortline Railroad
- Distance to Nearest Piggy Back Service: 90 miles
- Amtrak Service and Station
Air Transportation
- Local Airport: Effingham County Memorial Airport
- Distance: .5 mile
- Longest Runway Length: 5,100 feet
- Charter Flights Available
- Distance to Nearest Commercial Airport: 30 miles
- Distance to Nearest International Airport: 90 miles