Though efforts to replace potentially dangerous lead service lines across Illinois have been slow and costly, Cook County government announced a new program to replace at least 550 such lines at suburban home-based day cares over the next two years.
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Though efforts to replace potentially dangerous lead service lines across Illinois have been slow and costly, Cook County government today announced a new program to replace at least 550 such lines at suburban home-based day cares over the next two years. Under the new LeadCare Cook County, providers in Calumet City, Cicero, Hazel Crest, Harvey and Maywood can apply now to have lead service lines — the pipes that deliver water from the main to the building — removed and replaced.The goal is to reach “all interested communities in suburban Cook County by 2025,” county board President Toni Preckwinkle said at a Monday news conference rolling out the program.
The pilot communities were chosen for the prevalence of lead service lines and home-based child care centers, said Dominic Tocci of the county’s Bureau of Economic Development. The service costs roughly $10,000, but that depends on the distance from the home to the water main. Actual replacement takes about a week, assuming permits are processed quickly.
Preckwinkle said it’s “no secret that America has aging infrastructure, from our roads and bridges to pipes that lead to our homes. Significant and meaningful investments throughout the entire country are needed to close the glaring infrastructure investment gap. I believe clean, lead-free drinking water is a human right, just like housing or health care.”
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