City crews replaced less than one-half of 1% of the approximately 400,000 lead service lines responsible for contaminating Chicagoans’ tap water in the two years since Mayor Lightfoot declared it was “way past time” to ensure Chicagoans have clean water.
City crews have replaced less than one-half of 1% of the approximately 400,000 lead service lines responsible for contaminating Chicagoans’ tap water in theThanks to our sponsors:In September 2020, Lightfoot said the city would start by removing lead service lines from homes and two-flats in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods with $15 million in federal grants. Through that program, crews would remove 650 pipes by the end of 2021, the mayor promised.
Under another program, homeowners willing to foot the entire bill for the lead service line replacement program can get $3,500 in fees waived if they complete the removal themselves. That announcement represented a major shift from former Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel, who considered water delivery pipes — or service lines — to be the responsibility of the property owner.to the One Water Summit held Thursday by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to highlight the effort to remove lead service lines, Lightfoot touted her record on lead service line replacement and said she was committed to fulfilling her promise.
However, Lightfoot told her fellow mayors and water officials that she was undaunted by the complex nature of the task and would use funds included in theto fund lead service line replacement efforts. That bill earmarked $15 billion for the lead service line replacement program, with $3 billion set to flow to states and cities in 2022.
It is not clear when that effort, which also began in September 2020, will be complete, officials told WTTW News.
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