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Officials break ground on $400M project to bring Lake Michigan water to Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Officials break ground on four hundred million dollars project to
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  Speaker 1: bring Lake Michigan water to Oswego, Yorkville, and Montgomery. Written
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  Speaker 1: by Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Work continues to
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  Speaker 1: move forward on a project to ensure that Oswego, Yorkville,
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  Speaker 1: and Montgomery will have a sufficient supply of drinking water
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  Speaker 1: for years to come. As the area continues to grow,
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  Speaker 1: their current water source, the Ironton Galesville Deep Sandstone Aquifer,
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  Speaker 1: will be unable to meet projected demand as early as
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  Speaker 1: twenty fifty, with some Oswego wells at risk as early
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  Speaker 1: as twenty thirty three. On June tenth, officials participated in
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  Speaker 1: a groundbreaking ceremony at Oswego East High School for a
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  Speaker 1: thirty mile nearly four hundred million dollars Lake Michigan transmission
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  Speaker 1: main extension to provide Lake Michigan water to the three communities.
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  Speaker 1: The Waterlink project will construct approximately thirty miles of new
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  Speaker 1: transmission main, expanding the Lake Michigan service area westward. The
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  Speaker 1: project is being funded through US Environmental Protection Agency loans
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  Speaker 1: as well as financing from the Illinois State Revolving Fund
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  Speaker 1: and local General Obligation bonds. Waterlink represents more than just
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  Speaker 1: an infrastructure project. Du Page Water Commission Chairman Jim's told
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  Speaker 1: those attending the ceremony, it's a lifeline for our communities.
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  Speaker 1: By securing access to clean water, we're investing in public health,
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  Speaker 1: economic growth, and environmental resilience. This marks the beginning of
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  Speaker 1: a project that will serve generations to come. Construction kicked
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  Speaker 1: off in December, and teams currently are working along Book
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  Speaker 1: Road and at the intersection of ninety fifth Street and
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  Speaker 1: Wolfe's Crossing Road in Naperville. The project is expected to
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  Speaker 1: be done in twenty twenty eight. It will bring Lake
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  Speaker 1: Michigan water to ninety thousand new customers. Today's groundbreaking represents
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  Speaker 1: more than a construction project. Montgomery Village President Matt Brawley said,
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  Speaker 1: it represents our commitment to securing reliable water for the
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  Speaker 1: future generations to come. It represents what real community looks like.
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  Speaker 1: Joining forces with your neighboring communities to achieve something great.
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  Speaker 1: We are setting a precedent that together we can do more.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Village President Ryan Kaufman said the Waterlink project represents
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  Speaker 1: a shared commitment to investing in critical infrastructure that will
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  Speaker 1: strengthen our communities and support future growth. By connecting to
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  Speaker 1: Lake Michigan Water, we are making a long term investment
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  Speaker 1: in the health, the resilience, as well as the prosperity
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  Speaker 1: of our residents as well as our business as, Kaufman said,
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  Speaker 1: today's celebration is a result of years, if not decades,
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  Speaker 1: of planning, partnership, and leadership. Assistant Illinois Senate Majority Leader
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  Speaker 1: Linda Holmes d Aurora noted that she has represented the
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  Speaker 1: area for the past twenty years. The DuPage Water Commission,
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  Speaker 1: working with Oswego, Montgomery, and Yorkville is a true inspiration
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  Speaker 1: on how collaboration actually works and benefits the members of
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  Speaker 1: all the communities, Home said, Lake Michigan water has been
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  Speaker 1: described as being softer and having a more neutral taste
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  Speaker 1: because of lower levels of calcium and magnesium. Other communities
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  Speaker 1: set to receive Lake Michigan water, The Grand Prairie Water
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  Speaker 1: Commission is working to provide Lake Michigan water to Joliet
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  Speaker 1: and five other communities Shanahan, Crest Hill, Minooka, Romaville, and Shorewood.
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  Speaker 1: The goal is for the communities and the Commission to
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  Speaker 1: have Lake Michigan water by twenty thirty