Water system update: EPA visit cleared operations; IEPA loan payment due Oct. 1

Sep 8, 2025

City staff told the council the Illinois EPA’s Aug. 27 site visit raised no major operational concerns, third‑quarter water sampling is largely satisfactory pending one radon test, and the first IEPA loan repayment is due Oct. 1 with a materially larger warrant to follow.

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City staff reported on multiple water-system items Tuesday night, saying an Illinois EPA inspector who visited the water plant on Aug. 27 found operations largely in order and that routine monitoring results are broadly satisfactory.

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