Long Grove, IL
Lead water pipe replacement in Long Grove
not published — the Village's water system pages and Consumer Confidence Report contain no lead service line replacement program or cost-coverage policy. The only cost policy published is unrelated: buildings within 80 ft of the downtown watermain must connect, with an optional Special Service Area for financing the connection (minimum quarterly water rate $100).
Long Grove's program at a glance
Who supplies the water
Village of Long Grove operates its own small municipal water system (PWS ID IL0970340, groundwater from two deep wells) serving ONLY the historic downtown and surrounding area — built with the Sunset Grove Development in the late 2000s and expanded to the downtown 2016-2019; operated under contract by Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. The rest of the village is outside this system (official pages note many residences are on private septic and the municipal system serves only downtown; properties elsewhere are not on village water).
How to check your line
not published — no service line material inventory map or portal on longgroveil.gov. The CCR directs water quality questions to the Village (847-634-9440) or its consultant Gewalt Hamilton Associates (847-478-9700); current water quality contact is Mike Grinnell, [email protected], 847-309-5438. Illinois EPA's lead service line page lists [email protected] / 217-785-0561 for inventory questions.
How to get into the program
not published — no program exists per official sources; contact Village Hall, 3110 Old McHenry Road, 847-634-9440, or water system contact Mike Grinnell (Gewalt Hamilton), 847-309-5438.
Worth knowing
The municipal water system dates entirely from the late 2000s-2019 (per the Village's Roads & Utilities page), i.e., built long after lead service lines were banned — but the Village publishes no lead service line inventory or replacement content, so no material determination is stated officially. CCR 2021: lead 90th percentile 3.3 ppb, 0 sites over the 15 ppb action level; lead language is the generic EPA household-plumbing advisory only. The live longgroveil.gov site is behind a Cloudflare challenge; official pages were read via Wayback Machine archives (water system page captured 2025-03-04, Roads & Utilities 2025-12-31). LSLRNA inventory filings for IL0970340 would be with Illinois EPA; IEPA's public lead service line page has no resident-facing lookup displayed. Small non-village community supplies also exist within Long Grove (e.g., HOA well systems), which would file their own inventories.
Sources (Long Grove official pages , checked Jul 2026): www.longgroveil.gov, www.longgroveil.gov, www.longgroveil.gov, epa.illinois.gov — program terms change; always confirm current details with the municipality.
The Illinois picture
Illinois' Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act requires every community water supply to inventory its service lines and replace lead ones on a state-mandated schedule. Two practical consequences for homeowners: your municipality can tell you what your line is made of, and full replacement — not partial — is the standard when work happens. Many suburbs coordinate replacements with water-main projects, which is often when the cost-sharing is most generous.
Where we come in
Remodels are where lead lines get discovered — kitchen and bath projects expose the plumbing, and permit inspections check service-line material against the municipal inventory. When that happens on a GS project in Long Grove, we flag it early, point you at the program above before anyone spends your money, run the replacement through our Illinois-licensed plumbing and excavation partners, and restore everything the dig touched.
GS Construction & Remodeling is a licensed general contractor, not a municipal agency. Program details above summarize official municipal sources and change over time — confirm current terms with Long Grove before making decisions based on them.
Lead pipes in Long Grove — common questions
- Who pays for lead pipe replacement in Long Grove?
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not published — the Village's water system pages and Consumer Confidence Report contain no lead service line replacement program or cost-coverage policy. The only cost policy published is unrelated: buildings within 80 ft of the downtown watermain must connect, with an optional Special Service Area for financing the connection (minimum quarterly water rate $100). Program terms change — confirm current details with the municipality before planning around them.
- How do I find out if my Long Grove home has a lead water line?
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not published — no service line material inventory map or portal on longgroveil.gov. The CCR directs water quality questions to the Village (847-634-9440) or its consultant Gewalt Hamilton Associates (847-478-9700); current water quality contact is Mike Grinnell, [email protected], 847-309-5438. Illinois EPA's lead service line page lists [email protected] / 217-785-0561 for inventory questions.
- Does GS Construction replace lead service lines?
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Service-line replacement itself is licensed plumbing and excavation work — on GS projects it runs through our Illinois-licensed plumbing and excavation partners, and we handle what comes after: restoring the yard, landscaping edges, and any interior finishes the work touched. If a remodel uncovers a lead line, we flag it and point you at the municipal program before anyone spends your money.
- Why do lead lines come up during remodels?
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Kitchen and bathroom remodels expose the plumbing where it enters the home, and permit inspections increasingly check service-line material against the municipal inventory Illinois law requires. Finding out mid-project is normal — knowing your village's program before demo day is better.
Remodeling in Long Grove?
We check service-line implications as part of scoping kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodels — free in-home estimate, itemized scope.