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Saint Charles council approves engineer agreement to advance water-system project plans
Summary
The Village of Saint Charles voted to accept an engineering agreement (Exhibit A) to complete project plans needed for state grant and loan programs; consultants recommended submitting two separate applications — a grant-funded services project and a loan-funded water-main project — with estimated costs of about $1.2 million and $3.1 million respectively.
The Village of Saint Charles on Monday approved an agreement with its engineering consultant to finish project planning needed to seek state funding and loans for drinking-water improvements.
Spicer Engineering told the council its TMF grant work (hydro excavation and service-line inventory) covers planning for service-line replacement, but state rules prevent the same grant funds being used to engineer a larger water-main replacement. The consultant recommended submitting two separate project plans: a services-only plan that would be fully grant-funded and a separate water-main plan that the village would pursue through the state Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) low-interest loan program.
"We used a bit of contingencies from phase 1 to eliminate all the lead service lines in the village — officially lead free," the Spicer…
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