Rosemont, IL
Lead water pipe replacement in Rosemont
not published — the July 15, 2025 Tier 1 Lead ALE public notice states "The Village will be replacing the remaining lead service lines this summer" and "We are removing the lead service lines... This work will be completed in the next 90 days," but says nothing about cost allocation between village and property owners
Rosemont's program at a glance
Who supplies the water
Village of Rosemont operates its own community water supply (Public Works Water & Sewer Department, PWS ID IL0312760, ~363 residential and 371 commercial meters). Official water quality reports reference "sampling done by the City of Chicago" alongside the Village's own sampling, but the official pages read do not explicitly name the wholesale supplier/source.
How to check your line
No online lookup portal. The ALE notice says: "Contact us at 847 698-3744 or a licensed plumber to determine if the pipe that connects your home to the water main (called a service line) is made from lead, galvanized, or other materials." The village also publishes its full IEPA address-by-address material inventory PDF on the Water & Sewer page (rosemont.com/government/public-works/water-sewer/).
How to get into the program
No application/form published. Per the ALE notice: "To find out about what we are doing to replace lead service lines, please contact us at 847 698-3744" (Village of Rosemont Public Works Department).
Worth knowing
Rosemont exceeded the federal lead action level in H1 2025 (more than 10% of 40 samples over 15 ppb; Tier 1 public notice distributed 7/15/2025), which stated several lead service lines existed on the south side of the village and committed to replacing all remaining lead lines within 90 days (summer 2025). The subsequent IEPA Final Material Inventory dated 3/26/2026 shows the work is done: 734 total service lines, 0 lead, 0 galvanized-requiring-replacement, 0 unknown — 734 non-lead. Individual inventory rows show lead lines replaced between Feb 2023 and Oct 2025 (e.g., replacements dated 4/14/2025, 5/9/2024, 10/16-10/23/2025) at Chicago-addressed (60656) parcels served by the Rosemont system. So Rosemont's "program" was a village-driven full removal, now complete per official inventory — there is no ongoing application-based homeowner program, waitlist, or published loan/cost-share terms. Rosemont is a very small system; the ALE notice is a .docx and the inventory a PDF on the Water & Sewer page.
Sources (Rosemont official pages , checked Jul 2026): rosemont.com, bd-rosemont-images.s3.amazonaws.com, bd-rosemont-images.s3.amazonaws.com, bd-rosemont-images.s3.amazonaws.com — 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 Rosemont, 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 Rosemont before making decisions based on them.
Lead pipes in Rosemont — common questions
- Who pays for lead pipe replacement in Rosemont?
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not published — the July 15, 2025 Tier 1 Lead ALE public notice states "The Village will be replacing the remaining lead service lines this summer" and "We are removing the lead service lines... This work will be completed in the next 90 days," but says nothing about cost allocation between village and property owners Program terms change — confirm current details with the municipality before planning around them.
- How do I find out if my Rosemont home has a lead water line?
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No online lookup portal. The ALE notice says: "Contact us at 847 698-3744 or a licensed plumber to determine if the pipe that connects your home to the water main (called a service line) is made from lead, galvanized, or other materials." The village also publishes its full IEPA address-by-address material inventory PDF on the Water & Sewer page (rosemont.com/government/public-works/water-sewer/).
- 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 Rosemont?
We check service-line implications as part of scoping kitchen, bath, and whole-home remodels — free in-home estimate, itemized scope.