This $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the Village of Evergreen Park, Illinois to implement a lead service line replacement project. The project will replace approximately 105 residential lead service lines in a targeted area of Evergreen Park, with the anticipated outcome of improving water quality and providing lead-free drinking water for selected...
This EPA Region 5 Cooperative Agreement provides $3,000,000 in funding to the City of Quincy, IL to implement a project to replace approximately 340 lead service lines (LSLs) with copper lines. The project will focus on replacing LSLs at childcare facilities and in the city's lowest income neighborhoods at no cost to property owners. The funding is provided through the EPA's Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), which supports critical water infrastructure improvements...
This EPA Region 5 Cooperative Agreement award, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,199,752 in funding to Lake County, Illinois to implement the Wildwood Watermain Replacement Project. The project activities include replacing and upgrading the public water mains in the communities of Idlewild, Dady, and Decker within Lake County. The anticipated deliverables include the replacement of critical water infrastructure, which is expected to improve the...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,000,000.00 in funding to the Village of Skokie, IL to implement a lead service line replacement project. The project will involve the full replacement of approximately 200 residential lead service lines, with the intended outcomes of improving drinking water quality and reducing lead exposure for Skokie residents. The award period runs...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $3,129,752.00 in funding to the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey to implement a project for the replacement of approximately 313 known lead service lines and galvanized piping. The project, which has a performance period from September 2, 2024 to November 1, 2028, aims to improve public health and safety by addressing lead contamination in...
This EPA Region 5 Cooperative Agreement awarded to the City of Litchfield, Illinois provides $2,284,429 in funding through the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement Phases 1 and 2 of the city's water distribution system improvements project. The key activities include replacing 1,400 feet of old 8-inch water main from the water treatment plant to Sassafras Lane, adding an 8-inch water line to the east side of Lake Lou Yaeger, and replacing 2-10-inch mains with a...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $500,000 to Northwestern University to develop and deploy at-home biosensor lead testing technology that can be used by non-experts to gain knowledge about their water quality. The key objectives are to assess and optimize the accuracy, interpretability, and usability of the at-home lead in water tests, as well as understand how...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $5,852,972.00 in funding to the City of Hamtramck, Michigan to replace approximately 580 lead, copper, and other aging water service lines. The project aims to improve drinking water quality and service reliability for the residents of Hamtramck. The award period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2027. This funding supports...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $250,000 in funding to the Village of Ivesdale to implement a water main improvement project. The key activities include replacing approximately 4,700 linear feet of 4-inch cement asbestos water mains with 6-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water mains, as well as replacing 4 valves and 8 fire hydrants. The anticipated outcomes are...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,472,982.00 in funding to the Village of Long Grove, IL to implement a drinking water infrastructure construction project. The key activities include installing approximately 1,450 linear feet of 16-inch diameter water main to connect the Village to the Buffalo Grove water distribution system. This connection will improve water...