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Hazel Crest

Serves Hazel Crest, Cook County, IL · 13,098 people served

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

  • IL0311170
  • HAZEL CREST
  • IL
  • 13,098 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60429
EPA system ID IL0311170

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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

  • Hazel Crest buys its water from Harvey.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2,418 lead and 448 unknown out of 4,575 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Hazel Crest 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
2000s 0 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 1992, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 21, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived

Where the water comes from

Hazel Crest buys its water from Harvey. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Hazel Crest.

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Annual water quality report

Hazel Crest 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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