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Joliet outlines $53 million water-main plan for 2026, highlights lead-line replacements
Summary
Director of Public Utilities Allison Swisher told the council the 2026 program will replace about 20 miles of aging mains at an estimated $53 million, part of a multi-year $600 million effort focused on pipes installed before the 1970s and funded with SRF and WIFIA loans; the city also continues full-cost lead service line replacements at no charge to homeowners.
Allison Swisher, the city's Director of Public Utilities, told the council at the April 6 pre-council meeting that the 2026 water main replacement program will cover roughly 20 miles of pipe at a construction cost of about $53 million.
The work is part of a program launched in 2022 that aims to replace roughly 192 miles of water main installed before the 1970s, which the city identified as the segments with the highest leakage. Swisher said the multi-year effort carries a total estimated price tag of about $600 million and is roughly halfway complete.
"The goal is to reduce…
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