Public water system record
Evanston
Serves Evanston, Cook County, IL · 74,486 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Evanston in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Evanston draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 10,564 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,657 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Evanston go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 32 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 7, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Evanston draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 4 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Evanston. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Evanston.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lincolnwood Lincolonwood, IL
- Morton Grove - Niles Water Commission Niles, IL
- Northwest Water Commission Des Plaines, IL
- Skokie Skokie, IL
Annual water quality report
Evanston 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