How It Works

If your facility discovers lead in your water, it is critical to determine the potential source of lead and take action to reduce lead levels. Review our resources to find out more.

Use our resources to develop a plan to mitigate lead in water at your child care or school. A mitigation plan outlines how you will address identified issues using long- and short-term strategies to properly address lead in water. A mitigation plan is strongly encouraged for schools and required for child cares with lead at 2.01ppb or above.

For support with your planned mitigation activities, submit your information in our online application form. You will need to upload your lead‑in‑water test results during enrollment. Our team will review your information and contact you to confirm eligibility.

If eligible, we will schedule a brief call where we will explain your options and outline how to work with a licensed plumber to perform your planned mitigation activities.

You will work with a licensed plumber to get a cost estimate for the recommended mitigation work and will share the estimate with our team. We will provide you with the information we need!

Once we review your quote, we’ll share your estimated reimbursement amount. To move forward, we will ask you to sign our participant agreement, which will solidify your participation for mitigation reimbursement.

After signing, you’ll work with your licensed contractor to complete the mitigation work. When the work is complete, you’ll share the relevant information with us to confirm it.

Once all required documents are received, reimbursement is typically issued within 30-45 days. Delays may occur if your paperwork is incomplete.

Once your work has been completed, you are required to conduct two more rounds of testing through LeadCare Illinois to ensure your lead levels come down following mitigation.