Public water system record
Downers Grove
Serves Downers Grove, DuPage County, IL · 49,425 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Downers Grove 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
- 2
Key facts
- Downers Grove buys its water from Du Page Water Commission.
- Record on file since 1977, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 790 lead and 2,602 unknown out of 17,083 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Downers Grove go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1999, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Downers Grove buys its water from Du Page Water Commission. EPA also lists 3 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Downers Grove. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Downers Grove.
Buys water from
- Du Page Water Commission Elmhurst, IL
Annual water quality report
Downers 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