Public water system record
River Forest
Serves River Forest and Riverside, Cook County, IL · 11,717 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for River Forest 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
- 2
Key facts
- River Forest buys its water from Chicago.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 621 lead and 1,717 unknown out of 3,185 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for River Forest go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 7, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
River Forest buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Forest Park. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from River Forest. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to River Forest.
Buys water from
- Chicago Chicago, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Forest Park Forest Park, IL
Annual water quality report
River Forest 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