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Resident urges Will County action after repeated septic flooding on Harris Drive; health department begins dye tests
Summary
A resident told the Will County Public Health & Safety Committee that seasonal flooding has repeatedly rendered plumbing unusable for homes on Harris Drive; the county health department said it is conducting dye tests and site evaluations while the committee agreed to await a health-department report before deciding next steps.
Anthony Melli, a resident who said he speaks for his daughter and neighbors on Harris Drive, told the Will County Public Health & Safety Committee that repeated seasonal flooding and high groundwater have left household plumbing unusable for days at a time. "They're unable to use their plumbing, in their house for a number of days," Melli said, describing dye tests and on-site inspections already under way.
The committee’s chair and members heard that the stormwater committee had prepared a multi-option engineering study, and county staff reported cost estimates ranging from about $2,000,000 to more than $3,000,000 depending on the chosen remedy. A county staff…
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