Mundelein, IL
Lead water pipe replacement in Mundelein
not published — the Village's lead service line page states "the water service lines are owned by individual property owners, from the water main in the street to the water meter in the home," and publishes no cost-sharing or village-funded replacement program
Mundelein's program at a glance
Who supplies the water
Village of Mundelein operates its own water system: four Lake Michigan water receiving and distribution stations, plus two well water stations as standby sources. Village states its water mains are lead-free.
Program
not named (only a "Lead Service Line Identification Initiative" / Water Service Line Material survey is published)
How to check your line
Official Lead Service Line Survey page offers: (1) Mundelein Service Line Inventory Map dashboard (arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/0cf1ef2c1edd4ef3adc363a62e57f739), (2) a "Water Service Line Material" self-report survey (survey123.arcgis.com/share/075d6776ddab46658252ba21437c6d4c), (3) instructions to scratch/magnet-test the pipe at the water meter
How to get into the program
No application process published; contact Village of Mundelein Water Division at 847-949-3273
Worth knowing
Mundelein's official pages cover only the federally/state-mandated identification phase: a resident survey and a public ArcGIS service line inventory map. No replacement program, cost coverage, timeline, waitlist, or water-main-project coordination is published. Since the village says service lines are owned by property owners main-to-meter, replacement responsibility currently appears to rest with homeowners absent a future program. Homes built before 1986 are flagged as most likely to have lead lines.
Sources (Mundelein official pages , checked Jul 2026): www.mundelein.org, www.mundelein.org — 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 Mundelein, 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 Mundelein before making decisions based on them.
Lead pipes in Mundelein — common questions
- Who pays for lead pipe replacement in Mundelein?
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not published — the Village's lead service line page states "the water service lines are owned by individual property owners, from the water main in the street to the water meter in the home," and publishes no cost-sharing or village-funded replacement program Program terms change — confirm current details with the municipality before planning around them.
- How do I find out if my Mundelein home has a lead water line?
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Official Lead Service Line Survey page offers: (1) Mundelein Service Line Inventory Map dashboard (arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/0cf1ef2c1edd4ef3adc363a62e57f739), (2) a "Water Service Line Material" self-report survey (survey123.arcgis.com/share/075d6776ddab46658252ba21437c6d4c), (3) instructions to scratch/magnet-test the pipe at the water meter
- 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 Mundelein?
We check service-line implications as part of scoping kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodels — free in-home estimate, itemized scope.