Public water system record
Lombard
Serves Lombard, DuPage County, IL · 44,476 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lombard 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
- 1
Key facts
- Lombard buys its water from Du Page Water Commission.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,699 lead and 614 unknown out of 15,270 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, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Lombard go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began September 1984, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 14, 1984 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Lombard buys its water from Du Page Water Commission. EPA also lists 3 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lombard. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Lombard.
Buys water from
- Du Page Water Commission Elmhurst, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- IL American-Lombard Heights Godfrey, IL
Annual water quality report
Lombard 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