Water Quality in Chicago, IL (60070)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 60070.
Active Health Violations
3 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 99% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
15,496
Population
69
Water Systems
272
Violations (5yr)
3
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (69)
Chicago
Surface water 2,746,388 people served
10 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 9.3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Prospect Heights
All resolved Purchased surface water 2,280 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Prospect Heights Plaza
1 health-based Groundwater 1,240 people served
206 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Prospect Christian Church
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
St Hilary'S Episcopal Church
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Lake Run Condominium Assoc A
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Lake Run Condominium Assoc B
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Lutheran Church Of Good Shephr
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Church Of Christian Liberty
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Baptist Churc
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Lake Run Condominium Assoc B
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Baptist Churc
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Lake Run Condominium Assoc A
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Community Chu
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights City Hall
Groundwater 800 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights City Hall
Groundwater 800 people served
0 violations
Lake Run Apts
Groundwater 700 people served
0 violations
Citgo Dunkin Donuts Prospect Heights
Groundwater 507 people served
0 violations
Heights Automotive
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Heights Liquors Complex
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Heights Automotive
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Gary Morava Recreation Center
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Park District
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Rob Roy Country Club
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Pharmacy Cent
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Pharmacy Cent
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Rob Roy Country Club
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Park District
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Public Librar
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Public Librar
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Zen Leaf
Groundwater 442 people served
0 violations
Central Galilee United Methodist Church
All resolved Groundwater 350 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Shell Minimart
Groundwater 250 people served
0 violations
Mac Arthur Jr High School
Groundwater 250 people served
0 violations
Mac Arthur Jr High School
Groundwater 250 people served
0 violations
Rob Roy Kitchen
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Comm Church
Groundwater 175 people served
0 violations
St Alphonsus School
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Betsy Ross Elementary School
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Betsy Ross Elementary School
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Social Security Administration
Groundwater 140 people served
0 violations
Anne Sullivan Elementary Schl
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Anne Sullivan Elementary Schl
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Fire Dept
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Nachos Pizza
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Mitchell'S B
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Mitchell'S A
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Prospect Heights Fire Dept
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
George Clark Centre
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Sunrise Senior Living
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
George Clark Centre
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Rob Roy Kitchen
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Mitchell'S B
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Mitchell'S A
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
City Of Prospect Heights
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Pay Less Gas Station
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Pay Less Gas Station
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Jack'S Marathon
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Jack'S Marathon
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Prospect Christian Church
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Flower Garden Day Care 3rd Bld
1 health-based Groundwater 40 people served
26 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Heights Liquor Complex
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Flower Garden Annex
1 health-based Groundwater 38 people served
26 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Flower Garden Toddler Center
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Flower Garden Day Care Center
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Lutheran Chch/Good Shepherd
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Contaminants Found
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
7 violations
Has active
Public NoticeMonitoring
7 violations
Has active
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
4 violations
Has active
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
OXAMYLMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
EndothallMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DiquatMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DalaponMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DinosebMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
EndrinMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
GlyphosateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
PicloramMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
SimazineMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
3 violations
All resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
CARBON, TOTALMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
1 violation
All resolved
TTHMMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoring
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Approaching limit9.3 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2025
How Does This Compare?
Chicago (60070) has more violations than 99% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 272.
Fewer violations 99th percentile More violations
Recommended Water Filters
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Reverse Osmosis System
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Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium
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