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Oak Park outlines lead-service replacement obligations, homeowner options and planned water/sewer capital work
Summary
Staff updated the Finance Committee on ongoing water and sewer main replacements, lead-service-line rules under state law, village cost responsibilities for public-side failures and a plan to phase replacements over multi-year schedules required by state law.
Village staff on Sept. 11 briefed the Finance Committee on planned water and sewer main replacements for 2026, the village’s approach to lead-service-line replacement, and several pump-station and valve projects deemed necessary for system reliability.
Staff described a routine program to replace aging water and sewer mains; one South-side project is driven by CCTV inspection results identifying sewer main condition issues. Staff said the village typically replaces the public-side service up to the curb and offers homeowners the option to have the private-side replacement included in…
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