ILLINOIS COMMUNITY CONTINUES LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

Water Quality Products Magazine
CRISTINA TUSER
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Joliet, Illinois is starting another phase of its program to replace lead service lines.

Approximately 800 lead service lines will have been replaced by sometime next year, according to Utilities Director Allison Swisher, reported the Herald News.

Joliet is in the process of identifying lead service lines, which bring water from the city main to the house. The city currently has an interactive map on its website to help residents determine if their homes may have lead service lines.

The city has not allowed lead to be used in service lines for more than 80 years, but it is still found in older homes.

The Illinois EPA is providing approximately $4 million to fund the next phase of the lead-line replacement program.

There will be a projected 600 lead service lines that will be replaced in Phase Two of the program, added Swisher. The total will be close to 800. Phase Two will focus on homes on the near East and West sides of Joliet.

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