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Franciscan Sisters of Chicago

Serves an area of Cook County, IL that includes Lemont · 505 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Franciscan Sisters of Chicago in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0310110
  • LEMONT
  • IL
  • 505 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 60439
EPA system ID IL0310110

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Franciscan Sisters of Chicago buys its water from Lemont.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2001.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 66 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Franciscan Sisters of Chicago go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 1
2000s 7 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2003, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
 Feb 25, 2002 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
 Sep 26, 2000 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.8 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 1999 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Franciscan Sisters of Chicago in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2001.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 20, 2001 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

Where the water comes from

Franciscan Sisters of Chicago buys its water from Lemont. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Franciscan Sisters of Chicago must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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