Public water system record
Bellwood
Serves Bellwood and Melrose Park, Cook County, IL · 19,156 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bellwood in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Bellwood buys its water from Melrose Park.
- Most recent enforcement action: ban on new connections or service extensions by Illinois, December 1990.
- Record on file since 1977, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,144 lead and 397 unknown out of 6,033 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 22, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Bellwood go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 4, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 31, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators issued 1 ban on new connections to Bellwood in 1990. The most recent was a ban on new connections or service extensions in December 1990.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 1990 | Illinois | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Bellwood buys its water from Melrose Park. EPA also lists 3 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Buys water from
- Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL
Annual water quality report
Bellwood 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Illinois.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells