Waukegan trying to overcome challenges in replacing lead pipes: ‘People are afraid to open the door’

Waukegan trying to overcome challenges in replacing lead pipes: ‘People are afraid to open the door’

Waukegan is finding it increasingly challenging to find the mostly older houses with lead pipes in need of changing, as the city’s replacement program plans to double the number of homes with copper pipes in the near future. When the city launched the pipe-replacement program three years ago, it began with an education effort simplifying the way residents can use technology to let the Water Department know the type of pipes in homes by taking a …