Public water system record
Homewood
Serves Homewood and East Hazel Crest, Cook County, IL · 19,463 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Homewood in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Homewood buys its water from Chicago Heights.
- Record on file since 1977, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,767 lead and 594 unknown out of 6,839 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Homewood go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 7, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Homewood buys its water from Chicago Heights. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Homewood. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Homewood.
Buys water from
- Chicago Heights Chicago Heights, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- East Hazel Crest East Hazel Crest, IL
- Flossmoor Flossmoor, IL
Annual water quality report
Homewood 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