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Broadview details lead service‑line replacement plan and seeks SRF principal forgiveness
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Village staff said the lead service‑line inventory is complete, a project plan has been submitted to the EPA, and the village will apply to the State Revolving Fund loan program seeking principal forgiveness for disadvantaged communities to fund line replacements.
Broadview officials told the Streets, Sidewalks and Alleys Committee that the village has completed an inventory of lead water service lines, submitted a project plan to the Environmental Protection Agency, and will apply to the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan program seeking principal forgiveness aimed at disadvantaged communities to fund replacements.
Director Ames said the village has the lead water service inventory completed and is preparing a funding nomination form for projects expected to start in the next fiscal year. “We have the lead water service inventory completed, and we’ve submitted our project plan to the EPA,” Ames said.
Ames explained the village’s technical approach: line smaller‑diameter mains with a cured‑in‑place lining to restore structural integrity, then follow with targeted service‑line replacements where appropriate; larger and more deteriorated mains will be dug up and replaced. “So we’re gonna take the lead lines out and put copper in,” Ames said.
Work on water‑main lining and lead service‑line replacements is expected to begin in May, Ames said. The village also mentioned a grant application (described in the meeting as a CVGD/CDBG application) to rehabilitate 10th Avenue after underground work is completed.
Trustees asked whether projects will be fully funded; Ames said most projects require some village cost sharing (examples he gave included 80/20 or 50/50 splits depending on the grant), and that Finance Director Tom Hood is kept in the loop to ensure the village can meet matching obligations.
No formal approvals or votes occurred on funding during this meeting; the village is pursuing federal and state funding and expects to return with specific financing items for board action.
