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Mount Carmel council authorizes engineering agreement for Phase 2 of water plant, including PFAS testing
Summary
The Mount Carmel City Council voted to authorize the mayor or city clerk to sign an engineering agreement to begin Phase 2 of the new water plant. The package includes PFAS testing, meter work and associated engineering services; council members said the PFAS portion is expected to qualify for IEPA loan forgiveness.
The Mount Carmel City Council on an unspecified date voted to authorize the mayor or city clerk to sign an engineering agreement to begin Phase 2 of the city’s new water treatment plant. The work described by staff includes PFAS testing and replacement or upgrading of water meters.
Council members said the engineering fee in the agreement is $17,025 and that the PFAS testing portion of the project was described in the meeting as “208” (reported by staff as eligible for 100% loan forgiveness through the IEPA loan program). Council members said the remaining portion of the financing would be rolled into a loan repaid from the city’s water…
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