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Park Ridge

Serves Park Ridge, Cook County, IL · 39,800 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Park Ridge in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0312460
  • PARK RIDGE
  • IL
  • 39,800 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60068
EPA system ID IL0312460

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Park Ridge buys its water from Chicago.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2,594 lead and 7,191 unknown out of 12,647 service lines.

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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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Park Ridge go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 1992, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 7, 1992 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Park Ridge buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Park Ridge.

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Annual water quality report

Park Ridge 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.

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Testing your own water

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