Communities across Illinois are getting their shares of $1 million in grants to develop sewer projects. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says some communities in the state have inadequate sewers or no sewers at all. They’ll be paid to start plans to make changes.
The IEPA says some communities have pipes that are decades old and illegally send untreated waste water into rivers or lakes. And it says a lack of local revenue is a big obstacle for many towns and villages to change things.
Cherry, Leland, Rutland, Streator, and Standard are getting $30,000 each. Ransom is getting $25,000. And Magnolia is getting $20,000.