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City reports inventory of private lead service lines; 11 of 60 sampled homes exceeded Illinois EPA guidance
Summary
Lake Forest staff reported the city’s lead service line inventory and an IEPA-required sampling effort that found 11 of 60 tested homes exceeded guidance levels; staff emphasized that the city’s distribution system is lead-free and that private service lines are owned by property owners under city code.
City staff on July 7 told the Lake Forest City Council that the city’s water distribution system and treatment plant are lead‑free but that a small share of private residential service lines remain identified as lead.
Assistant Director of Public Works Jim Lacafier said the city’s inventory — prepared under Illinois EPA requirements — shows just under 7,250 total service connections and that about 250 private service lines (roughly 4% of the total) remain identified as lead. Lacafier said the…
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