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Chicago water meter installations to restart after 3-year pause
The city of Chicago will resume water meter installations. Mayor Lori Lightfoot suspended the program in 2019 after a study found lead levels rose 22 percent in homes after a water meter was installed.
CHICAGO - The city will resume water meter installations.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot suspended the program in 2019 after a study found lead levels rose 22 percent in homes after a water meter was installed.
A state law takes effect next year, which requires lead service lines be replaced with non-lead lines whenever a meter is installed.
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The minimum cost to install a meter inside a home is $1,300.