Public water system record
Lansing
Serves Lansing, Cook County, IL · 29,076 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Lansing 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
- 7
Key facts
- Lansing buys its water from Hammond Water Works Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: emergency order under section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act by EPA, May 1993.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,002 lead and 5,071 unknown out of 9,513 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 12, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Lansing 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 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1993, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Lansing in 1993. The most recent was an emergency order under section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act in May 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1993 | EPA | Emergency order under section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lansing buys its water from Hammond Water Works Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lansing.
Buys water from
- Hammond Water Works Department Hammond, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lynwood Lynwood, IL
Annual water quality report
Lansing 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