Public water system record
Elmhurst
Serves Elmhurst, DuPage County, IL · 45,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Elmhurst 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
- 0
Key facts
- Elmhurst 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: 1,247 lead and 0 unknown out of 15,078 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Elmhurst go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began September 1988, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 14, 1984 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Elmhurst buys its water from Du Page Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Villa Park, Oak Brook and Berkeley. 1 other community water system and 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Elmhurst. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Elmhurst.
Buys water from
- Du Page Water Commission Elmhurst, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Villa Park Villa Park, IL
- Oak Brook Oak Brook, IL
- Berkeley Berkeley, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- IL American-Country Club Godfrey, IL
Annual water quality report
Elmhurst 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