Public water system record
Lynwood
Serves Lynwood, Cook County, IL · 9,149 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Lynwood 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
- 4
Key facts
- Lynwood buys its water from Lansing.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1977, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,518 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Lynwood go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1995, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 2, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lynwood in 2022, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2022 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lynwood buys its water from Lansing. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Hammond Water Works Department. 2 other community water systems buy water from Lynwood.
Buys water from
- Lansing Lansing, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hammond Water Works Department Hammond, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Alpine Village MHP Phoenix, AZ
- Paradise MHP Phoenix, AZ
Annual water quality report
Lynwood 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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