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South Holland

Serves South Holland, Cook County, IL · 22,000 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for South Holland in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • IL0312970
  • SOUTH HOLLAND
  • IL
  • 22,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 60473
EPA system ID IL0312970

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • South Holland buys its water from Chicago.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1,209 lead and 4,378 unknown out of 8,503 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Mar 1, 2022 Resolved No

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, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for South Holland go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 9
2000s 0 2
2020s 2 6

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

Show all 3 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
 Mar 15, 1993 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

South Holland buys its water from Chicago. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from South Holland. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to South Holland.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

South Holland 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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