In 2016, Mahomet residents utilizing the Mahomet Aquifer found their water source contaminated by a gas leak. With the help of Spiros Law, some of those residents moved forward with a lawsuit aimed at People’s Gas, who have yet to resolve the problem. Now, the state is going to put a total of about $7 million into extending the Sangamon Valley Public Water District to provide clean water to those homes. This will be done in two phases: $3.8 million for Phase I then $3.5 million for Phase II.* From Spiros Law:
“We hoped that a large corporate entity like Peoples Gas would come forth and take responsibility for the damage it has caused to the Mahomet Aquifer by now,” said James Spiros, founding partner of Spiros Law. “However, that still is not the case and now the taxpayers are left with the burden of correcting its mistakes. We have been and will continue to fight on behalf of our clients to ensure that Peoples Gas is held fully accountable for the contamination it caused to our clients’ property, their water, and the Mahomet Aquifer.”
Spiros represents 38 plaintiffs living in 15 homes, including several seniors and children. You can read more about the contamination of the aquifer here, and legislation passed by State Senator Scott Bennett aimed at better protecting the aquifer here.
*Editor’s note: the amount was originally stated incorrectly. These are the corrected amounts.
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