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Elmwood Park

Serves Elmwood Park, Cook County, IL · 25,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Elmwood Park in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0310780
  • ELMWOOD PARK
  • IL
  • 25,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60707
EPA system ID IL0310780

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Elmwood Park buys its water from Chicago.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 638 lead and 5,580 unknown out of 6,384 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Elmwood Park go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 1 3
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2000, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2000 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 7, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1991 Archived

Where the water comes from

Elmwood Park buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Elmwood Park.

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Annual water quality report

Elmwood Park 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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