Public Hearing Notice – Project Summary and Preliminary Impacts Determination

Notice of Public Hearing

The Village of Homewood has submitted a loan application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency seeking funds to conduct lead service line replacements within the Village service area. Section 663.320 of the Illinois Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Public Water Supply Revolving Loan Program requires that the IEPA conduct an assessment of the environmental impacts of the proposed drinking water project to be funded with a loan. This review was carried out in conjunction with the State’s review of the Village’s project plan. Prior to final approval of the plan, the public’s comments are sought regarding environmental impacts of the proposed project.

The IEPA has reviewed the project plan and has determined the project to be technically sound and cost-effective. Unless new information gained from the public causes a reconsideration, the Agency will approve the project plan at the close of the public comment period.

The Village of Homewood is making available for public inspection and comments a Project Summary and Preliminary Environmental Impacts Determination (PEID). That document is available for public inspection at Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Rd., Homewood, Illinois at any time during regular business hours.

A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the Project Summary and Preliminary Environmental Impacts Determination on March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM. The public hearing will be held in the Village Hall Board Room, 2020 Chestnut Road, Homewood, Illinois.  Written comments on the Project Summary and Preliminary Environmental Impacts Determination may be submitted at any time up to and including March 28, 2025.

Written comments may be submitted by mail or email to the following:

Attention: Assistant Village Manager, Terence Acquah

2020 Chestnut Road, Homewood, Illinois

tacquah@homewoodil.gov

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To read the opening statement from the Public Hearing held on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, please click here. 

To download the 2026 Project Plan, please click here. 

To download the Homewood L177418 PEID Plan, please click here. 

 posted March 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM. 

To read the Village of Homewood Lead + Copper Water Sample Results, please click here. 

posted June 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM. 

To download, review, and read the Village of Homewood Lead Service Line Replacement Program proposal to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), please click this link. 

If you have further questions, please call Village Hall at 708-798-3000.