Saturday, December 12, 2009

$3 Million Awarded to Install Sewage Treatment and Septic Systems in Ridgewood

According to an Illinois EPA press release, the State of Illinois will award $3 million in federal stimulus money and llinois EPA grants and loans to improve old and ailing sewage and drainage systems in Ridgewood, near Joliet in Will County.

The money will be used to "pay for installing modern sewage treatment and septic systems to more than 180 homes, which now have inadequate or non-existent sewage or septic systems.  Improvements will also be made to ensure a safe source of drinking water for 368 residential properties."

Stay tuned to the Illinois Environmental Law Blog for more news and developments.

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