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La Grange plans phased lead service-line replacements, seeks IEPA loan and engineering contract
Summary
Consultant Caitlin Wright told trustees the village estimates about 3,440 lead service lines (roughly 67% of 5,100 connections) and outlined federal and state funding options. The board authorized pursuing an IEPA 0% loan of up to $4 million and approved an engineering task order for a Phase 1 program to replace roughly 256 lines if funds are awarded.
La Grange trustees on Dec. 8 heard a detailed briefing on replacing lead water service lines and authorized steps to pursue state funding and engineering support for a phased program.
Caitlin Wright of Baxter & Woodman, the village’s consulting engineer, told the board the village currently “is assuming that they have 3,440 lead water service lines across the community out of the 5,100 service lines” — roughly 67 percent of connections — and said new federal rules will require much faster replacement rates. “Underneath that new federal law…the village is going to be mandated to start replacing at 10% per year starting in 2027,” Wright said.
Why it matters: the federal Lead and Copper Rule…
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