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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: je
Resolution No. 24-R-0040 - Illinois Environmental BRRRTEEAUERDADATE: NA
Protection Agency (IEPA) Loan Application and Agreement i
— Designate Authorized Representative — Finance Director Sate eer cares enbtil 15, 2028
STAFF REVIEW: Mehul Patel, P.E., CFM, Director of Public Works SIGNATURE.
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael L. Guttman
SIGNATURE.
ITEM SUMMARY:
In 2021, the Illinois General Assembly found and declared that there is no safe level of exposure to lead, as found
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a
result, the General Assembly passed the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRNA) (Public
Act 102-0613), and Governor Pritzker signed the Act with an effective date of January 1, 2022. The purpose of the
Act is to require the owners and operators of community water supplies to:
e develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive water service line material inventory (updated inventory
due to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) annually in the month of April)
e develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive Lead Service Line Replacement Plan (Plan-initial plan
due to IEPA April 15, 2024, and annually after 2024 until April 15, 2027)
e provide notice to occupants of potentially affected buildings before any construction or repair work on water
mains or lead service lines and request access to potentially affected buildings before replacing lead
service lines; and, prohibit partial lead service line replacements, except as authorized by the Act.
On April 4, 2024, the City staff submitted its initial Lead Service Line Replacement Plan and water service line
material inventory to the IEPA as required by the Act.
The City of West Chicago is actively replacing the City-owned portion of water service lines when lead is
encountered during water main construction, and maintenance or repair operations. In addition, residents are
notified when lead service lines are discovered as required by the Act and encouraged to replace the customer-
owned portion of the water service line if it is lead. The number of LSLs in the City’s material inventory as of
January 19, 2024, was 797. The City currently estimates, to replace both the public and private side of lead service
lines, the total cost excluding engineering can range from $8.43 to $9.97 million. The City intends to apply for
multiple IEPA SRF (State Revolving Funds) loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program to finance the
project over next few years. The Mayor is the default authorized representative to sign the loan application and
other necessary documents on behalf of the City. The Mayor and City Council can also designate an authorized
representative to perform such tasks on behalf of the City.
ACTIONS PROPOSED:
Approve Resolution No. 24-R-0040 authorizing the Mayor to designate the Finance Director to be the authorized
representative to sign and submit documents pertaining to the IEPA loan application and agreements from the
Public Water Supply Loan Program.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
This item did not go to the Committee.