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City begins downtown interceptor work for combined sewer overflow control; sewer minimum usage rises to $63.18

Mayor's Office, Crown Point City · February 17, 2026

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Mayor Pete outlined a multi-year downtown interceptor project to install a roughly 4-foot-diameter pipe to consolidate undersized lines and control flow to the sewage plant; he also said the council amended the sewer-rate ordinance, raising the 3,000-gallon minimum sewer charge from $50.13 to $63.18.

Mayor Pete described the long-planned downtown interceptor project that will install a large-diameter pipe through multiple downtown streets to collect undersized sewer lines from hundreds of homes and businesses and improve combined sewer overflow control. Work is starting near the American Legion on Lewis Street and West Joliet Street and is expected to take about two years. The mayor said starting in two locations saved over $1,000,000 in costs.

He explained the city recently amended its sewer-rate ordinance (phase 2) to increase the sewer minimum usage charge (3,000 gallons) from $50.13 to $63.18, a $13.05 increase, to help pay for utility repairs and infrastructure projects. "Sometimes the costs are so high ... we have to pass on some costs to users," he said, adding the city also absorbs portions of increases where possible.

Residents raised neighborhood flooding and backup concerns during the Q&A; the mayor asked utility staff to follow up individually with residents reporting basement flooding and overflow issues.