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Cicero

Serves Cicero, Cook County, IL · 83,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Cicero in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • IL0310510
  • CICERO
  • IL
  • 83,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60804
EPA system ID IL0310510

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Cicero buys its water from Chicago.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 13,087 lead and 940 unknown out of 14,694 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.

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 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 22, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 19, 2023 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Cicero go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 1993, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1993 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 7, 1992 Resolved

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

Cicero buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Cicero.

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Annual water quality report

Cicero 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.

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Testing your own water

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