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Council committee approves contract to inspect 500 unknown water service lines under Illinois EPA inventory
Summary
The Public Works Committee recommended a $62,850 agreement with WHKS to conduct physical inspections of about 500 water service lines classified as ‘unknown’ in the city's Illinois EPA–mandated inventory; staff said inspections may require homeowner access or potholing.
The Public Works Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with consulting firm WHKS to perform inspections of water service lines the city classed as “unknown” as part of an Illinois EPA–mandated inventory.
Public Works staff explained the city completed its initial inventory using historic records and materials-age assumptions but still has about 500 service connections where the pipe material is unknown. The WHKS agreement, for $62,850, covers field inspections to determine…
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