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Freeport wins roughly $31 million for water projects; council adopts $14.06 million IEPA grant for Well 12
Summary
City staff announced about $31 million in state and other grant/forgivable-loan funding for water-system improvements centered on Well 12; council adopted a $14,063,530.48 IEPA grant agreement to begin Well 12 construction, passing the resolution 7-1.
Freeport officials on record that the city will receive roughly $31,000,000 in grants and forgivable loans to support construction of Well 12, a major element of the municipality's long-term water-capacity plan.
"Tonight marks an important moment for the City Of Freeport and for our water system," City Manager Boyer said, describing a decade-long effort to address emerging contaminants in local production wells. Boyer said the city decommissioned the highest-reading wells in…
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