Public water system record
Mc Cook
Serves McCook, Cook County, IL · 280 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mc Cook 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
- 1
Key facts
- Mc Cook buys its water from Chicago.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 153 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Mc Cook go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Mc Cook buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 5 other community water systems buy water from Mc Cook.
Buys water from
- Chicago Chicago, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Countryside Countryside, IL
- Hodgkins Hodgkins, IL
- La Grange La Grange, IL
- Lyons Lyons, IL
- Riverside Riverside, IL
Annual water quality report
Mc Cook 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Mc Cook for a copy.
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