CWLP receives grant to replace lead piping throughout Springfield

Madison O'Brien
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a total of $116 million to modernize water infrastructure in Illinois.

The money will impact cities across the state, even in Springfield. Todd LaFountain, water division manager for City Water Light and Power (CWLP), said nearly $1 million was granted to the organization for lead service line replacement. 

"We anticipate replacing 150 service lines under the current program," LaFountain said. "We started 35 to 40 of those replacements, and we hope to wrap that up by July of 2021."

According to LaFountain, lead pipes have been in Springfield for decades, and those pipes can eventually lead to contaminated drinking water.