Village focusing on lead service line notification
Published on March 01, 2025
As part of its commitment to providing clean, safe drinking water for all residents, the Village recently launched an online portal at www.LeadFreeOakPark.com with easy-to-understand information about water service lines, why they matter and what residents can do to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.
The Village’s Water & Sewer Division will also be sending out additional lead service line notification letters in mid-April. Similar letters were sent last fall to residences with a lead service line, galvanized service line requiring replacement or an unknown service line.
If you receive a notification letter for an unknown service line, please take the survey utilizing the QR code or website address indicated in the letter.
Lead service lines in Oak Park
The Village stopped using lead materials in 1973. Depending on the age of an Oak Park home or if major renovations were completed after 1973, its water service could be lead, galvanized steel, copper or a combination of these materials.
The Village encourages property owners to confirm water service line data for their address on the interactive Village-wide inventory map at www.LeadFreeOakPark.com.
Village complying with state law
A state law passed in 2022 called the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRNA) requires owners and operators of community water supplies such as the Village of Oak Park to develop and maintain a comprehensive water service line material inventory and implement a lead service line replacement plan.
The Village is establishing its Lead Service Line Replacement Plan with the assistance of Baxter & Woodman. The final plan, due in April 2027, requires that the Village identify how it will facilitate replacement of all lead water services in a 20-year time frame.
More information, including frequently asked questions and future updates, can be found at www.LeadFreeOakPark.com.
For more information about water service in Oak Park, contact 708.358.5700 or publicworks@oak-park.us.