Illinois EPA providing over $43M to help communities replace lead water lines

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to give more than $43 million to 17 communities as a way to help them replace lead water lines.

The funding is being provided through the Illinois EPA’s State Revolving Fund, which is designed to help pay for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects. Communities will not have to pay back the funds they are given.

Illinois EPA Interim Director James Jennings said replacing lead service lines represents a “major obstacle,” and he added that the State Revolving Fund allows the agency to prioritize “disadvantaged communities that would have no other resources to take on this challenge.”

Communities in Cook, Kane, Lake and Will Counties are among those that will receive the funding. The full list can be found below:.

Cook County: Village of Hazel Crest: The Village will replace approximately 300 lead service lines; $3,354,343

Cook County: Village of Matteson: The Village will replace 290 lead service lines over the course of two phases; $2,893,048

Cook County: Village of Midlothian The Village will replace approximately 300 lead service lines; $3,735,329

Cook County: Village of Richton Park: The Village will replace approximately 250 lead service lines; $2,863,404

Cook County: Village of Schiller Park: The Village will replace approximately 400 lead service lines; $3,070,023

Cook County: Village of South Holland: The Village will replace approximately 300 lead service lines; $2,755,000

Grundy and Will County : Village of Coal City:The Village will replace approximately 533 lead service lines; $2,671,206

Jo Daviess County : Village of Hanover: The Village will replace approximately 235 lead service lines; $2,755,000

Lake County: Village of Fox Lake: The Village will replace approximately 167 lead service lines; $2,104,918

Lawrence County: City of St. Francisville: The City will replace approximately 307 lead service lines; $1,325,339

Macoupin County: City of Carlinville: The City will replace approximately 42 lead service lines; $458,939

Montgomery County: City of Hillsboro: The City will replace approximately 74 lead service lines; $845,910

Ogle County: City of Polo: The city will replace approximately 175 lead service lines; $2,000,000

Shelby County: City of Shelbyville: The City will replace approximately 350 lead service lines; $5,310,613

Will County: Village of Crete: The City will replace approximately 300 lead service lines; $3,363,786

Will County: Village of Steger: The Village will replace approximately 240 lead service lines; $2,793,989

Winnebago County: Village of Pecatonica: The Village will replace approximately 73 lead service lines; $859,040

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