Tap Truth EPA drinking water records, in plain English

Public water system record

Morton Grove

Serves Morton Grove, Cook County, IL · 25,297 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Morton Grove in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0311950
  • MORTON GROVE
  • IL
  • 25,297 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60053
EPA system ID IL0311950

Verify this system on EPA ECHO →

Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Morton Grove buys its water from Morton Grove - Niles Water Commission.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 3,108 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,278 service lines.

Check whether Morton Grove serves your address

Address suggestions by Mapbox

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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Morton Grove go back to 1992. 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
1990s 2 0
2000s 0 1
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1994, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 7, 1992 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Morton Grove buys its water from Morton Grove - Niles Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Niles and Skokie. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Morton Grove.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Morton Grove 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