CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (WJPF) — $21 million will be used to improve the wastewater system in Cahokia Heights. 

The funding announced Wednesday includes a $9.9 million investment in rehabilitation or replacement for approximately 35 lift stations, 5,800 feet of cured-in-place pipe liner (including 1,500 feet of sewer line repair), and 3,500 feet of slip lining for the City’s main trunk line.

Cahokia Heights will also use this funding to modify the wastewater collection system, where many components of the system have exceeded their useful design life. These updates will improve collection efficiency, reliability, and ease of operation and maintenance, helping to prevent flood water from entering the sewer collection system during storm events and relieving stress on the system.