Public water system record
South Chicago Heights
Serves South Chicago Heights, Cook County, IL · 3,924 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Chicago Heights 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
- South Chicago Heights buys its water from Chicago Heights.
- Record on file since 1977, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 159 lead and 1,121 unknown out of 1,532 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, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for South Chicago Heights go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1997, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 4, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
South Chicago Heights buys its water from Chicago Heights. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Steger.
Buys water from
- Chicago Heights Chicago Heights, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Steger Manteno, IL
Annual water quality report
South Chicago Heights 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