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As state continues to inventory lead pipes, full replacement deadlines are decades away

Cole Longcor | Capitol News Illinois - April 14, 2024

While the inventory reports must be submitted to the IEPA by April 15, it is not clear when line replacements will be completed, and state law lays out a decadeslong process. #leadwaterpipes

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OpEd: 2023 Top 10 Fears Don’t Include Climate Change

Sharon Waller - February 18, 2024

The top two issues for climate change are energy and water, yet Illinois is the only in the USA that prohibits water reuse with a few words in our drinking water code... #water

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OpEd: What’s Reuse? Ask a Third Grader About the Water Cycle

Sharon Waller - February 16, 2024

Extreme weather is predicted to increase, and policy for climate resilience is essential for our lives, the regional economy, our jobs, and our environment for the seventh generation. #water #

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Dixmoor Repairs All Water Main Breaks, Village Remains Under Boil Order

Silence DoGood - January 30, 2024

These latest water main issues are due to an aging infrastructure... #dixmoor

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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Distributes Free Water Bottles to Dixmoor Residents

Silence DoGood - February 3, 2023

Fitzgerald also noted there are no current water issues in Dixmoor. #dixmoor

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Dozens of Robbins Residents Still Without Water

Silence DoGood - September 16, 2022

The owners' attempts to make a payment arrangement have fallen on deaf ears, as they say that emails and calls to the Village Clerk's office have been unanswered.

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Dixmoor Water Mains Still Under Repair

Erica Darden - September 1, 2022

This latest series of water main repairs come after dozens other breaks over the past year which have left residents and students without water.

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Chicago Heights Officially Opens the Valve to Homewood for Lake Michigan Water Delivery

Silence DoGood - July 27, 2022

Mayors from Chicago Heights, Homewood, and Hammond, Indiana gathered yesterday, July 26, in Homewood to inaugurate the flow of water to Homewood as well as the Village of Flossmoor.

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Illinois EPA Announces Nearly $4 Million in Funding to the City of Joliet to Replace Lead Service Lines

Silence DoGood - March 6, 2022

"The City of Joliet is now in phase three of a multi-phase project to remove and replace lead service lines throughout the community water system," said Director Kim. #EPA

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Sharon Waller on Water Policy for Climate Resilience

Silence DoGood - December 15, 2021

Our state economy would benefit from a clear permitting pathway and assistance to our industry to promote on-site industrial water reuse which provides a drought-resist and cost-stable water source. #MWRD

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