City of Bloomington Water Department replacement programs
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Lead Service Line Replacement Project
Public side: yes the city is planning and funding public-side work through the water capital program
Private side: yes the city anticipates the customer-side replacement cost will be covered by rate increases though final costs are not guaranteed
Income rules: no published income screen
Property rules: properties with lead lines are prioritized through block-by-block construction areas and final customer responsibility depends on available project funds
Contractor rules: city-managed construction program coordinates replacements and restoration
Deadline: No fixed deadline published
Verification: Verified 2026-04-04 / verified
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Program count
1 verified program record(s)
Lead Service Line Replacement Project
Public/private split
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Address confirmation path
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Notice and inventory context
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Coverage cautions
Coverage caution
Coverage can diverge sharply between public-side and private-side replacement, even inside the same program.
Coverage caution
Income, property, and contractor rules can block a program that otherwise sounds broad.
Route-level evidence behind the local support paths.
Bloomington says it is potholing properties to verify private-side material, updating its inventory with field work, and publishing the results through an interactive map and dashboard with lead GRR unknown and non-lead categories.
https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/departments/water/project-updates/water-service-line-inventory
Bloomington says residents can use an interactive map and dashboard to see lead non-lead galvanized requiring replacement and unknown line types and that block-by-block replacement planning is underway for work beginning in 2027.
Bloomington says the lead service line replacement project will replace outdated lead water lines on a block-by-block basis beginning in 2027 under the city's rate-funded replacement plan.