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Trustees discuss lead service-line replacement and proposed water infrastructure charge
Summary
Trustees reviewed a lead detection plan and discussed potential replacement funding through IEPA loans/grants and a new water infrastructure charge, agreeing to commission a rate study before adopting changes.
The Shabbona Village Board discussed strategies to replace lead service lines after previously securing a grant to detect their locations. Village staff and trustees cited an estimate of roughly 50 lead service lines and engineering replacement estimates between about $11,000 and $14,000 per service line.
Trustee discussion focused on whether new state or IEPA programs would offer loan forgiveness and on how an "infrastructure charge" could replace the existing 8,000-gallon minimum. One trustee summarized the count: "We have 50 lead service lines," and trustees agreed to pursue engineering follow-up and to seek grant or low-interest IEPA loan funding. The board also agreed to a formal rate study by the contracted water-rate analyst before making rate ordinance changes.
Why it matters: Identifying and funding lead-service-line replacement affects residents' health and household costs and may require the village to seek external funding or cover homeowner costs depending on program rules. The village emphasized that detection funding had been obtained previously and replacement funding will require additional applications and engineering.
