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Peru begins lead service line investigation, inventory still incomplete · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Peru begins lead service line investigation inventory still incomplete. Written
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  by Emily Beebe. This article is being read by an automated voice
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  brought to you by Everlett. At the Peru City Council meeting Monday,
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  Fourth Ward Jim Luke Osus introduced a motion approving a proposal from
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  Illinois Valley Excavating for a lead service line investigation not to exceed
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  50,000. He described the work as potholing. Public services manager Jeff King
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  confirmed this. Yeah, this is for a pothole in lead lines from
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  Route six to Shooting Park Road, and there is a grant for
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  some of this to pay us back, King said. Deputy City Clerk
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  Stephanie Pischer confirmed that potholing, which was the term used at the
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  meeting, means physically excavating the area, typically by hydro excavating near the
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  shutoff box for the water service line, to investigate the pipe material.
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  When asked how many of Peru's service connections are lead or galvanized,
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  Piscia
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  said the number is to be determined, because it is still creating
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  the inventory. Illinois Law, Public Act 1020613, requires every
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  city to locate and fully replace all lead and galvanized water service
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  lines. Piscia said it provides annual notification in accordance with Illinois EPA
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  requirements, informing residents their water may be running through LEED. The investigation
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  is funded through an IPA grant. When lead lines are found, Piscia
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  said. It is developing a plan to remove and replace The If
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  they are encountered during other capital improvement projects, they are removed and
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  replaced. No dedicated funding for replacement beyond the grant was identified. An
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  annual notice will be sent within the next couple of weeks, Pisha
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  said. The completed inventory will be made available once finished. The motion
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  carried in a unanimous vote.