Water Quality in Chicago, IL (60153)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 60153.
Active Health Violations
6 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 97% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
23,201
Population
218
Water Systems
150
Violations (5yr)
6
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (218)
Chicago
Surface water 2,746,388 people served
10 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 9.3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Maywood
Purchased surface water 24,090 people served
7 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 9.8 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Loyola Univ Med Cntr
Purchased surface water 8,800 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4130
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3070
Groundwater 400 people served
4 violations (5yr)
Pioneer Woods 5019
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Maywood Grove Gr 1 Hp 3141
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Hp 413
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Maywood Grove Gr 1 Hp 3141
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Schuths Grove South 4111
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Schuth'S Grove 4111
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods 1076
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Meadow Lark Golf Cse 4104
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods 1141
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Edgebrook Woods 2110
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Arie Crown Forest Gr 5 Hp 4156
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Hp 413
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3102
All resolved Groundwater 400 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Maywood Woods 4144
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Mannheim Woods 4140
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Turtlehead Lake 5064
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods W 3072
All resolved Groundwater 400 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Joes Pond 5249
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4130
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Bemis Woods South 4109
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Maple Lake Boathouse 5188
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Tampier Lake 5321
All resolved Groundwater 400 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Crabtree Nature Center
All resolved Groundwater 273 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Swallow Cliff Stairs Pavillion 5022
All resolved Groundwater 200 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Camp Shabbona Woods
Groundwater 159 people served
4 violations (5yr)
Fpd Garage Meadow Lark Sample
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods West Hp1175
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove South Hp 1138
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Busse Woods S Gr 14b 1087
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Busse Boat Dock Hp 1242
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove West Hp 1170
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Carlson Spgs Stables 5253
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove East Hp 1004
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Burnham Golf C Fpdcc Hp 5290
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Buffalo Woods Grove No2 5006
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Carl Hensen Woods Hp 1208
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Westchester Woods 4125
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Bunker Hill 2099
Groundwater 100 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Busse Woods South 1231
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
White Oaks Hp5008
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove East Hp 1008
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Busse Wds Flying Field 1125
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Bremen Woods Hp5312
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Carl Hansen Woods Hp 1210
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove West Hp 1014
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Maple Lake West 5153
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3076
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Equestrian Parking Hp5306
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Indian Boundary Golf 3128
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Harm Woods North
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Cosman Bike Trail 1249
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Barrington Pond Hp 1201
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Camp Bullfrog
All resolved Groundwater 62 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Che Che Pin Qua Gr1 Hp3083
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Citgo Gas Station
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Citgo Gas Station
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
George Dunn Golf Course Hp5049
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Family Picnic Area 3116
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Westchester Woods 4124
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bur Oak Woods 5028
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Edgebrook Woods 2111
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Boat Dock 1124
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rubio Woods 5282
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4135
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Boat Dock 1230
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Busse Boat Dock 1226
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Woods 4113
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Flying Field Hp3141
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Miller Meadow 4133
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Forest Main Dam 1235
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Possum Hollow Woods 4112
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Gr 7 4136
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cook County Fp/Family Pic1212
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Woods 4116
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sundown Meadow 4117
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4127
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
St Paul Woods 2115
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Hp 4131
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Robinson Woods S Gr 2 3112
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Family Picnic Area 3117
Groundwater 25 people served
5 violations (5yr)
Busse Boat Dock 1228
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Erickson Woods 2055
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Teasons Woods 5177
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Forest Preserve Cook County
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
St Paul Woods 2139
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4128
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Forest Way Woods 2069
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Wds 4115
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Erickson Woods 2078
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Woods 4116
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods N Gr 7 3114
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Westchester Woods 4123
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Campground Rd Wds Gr1 1127
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Miller Meadow 4131
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Dam 1 Hp 1032
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cook County Forest Preserve
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Forest Main Dam 1233
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Chipilly Wds 2059
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Blue Beech Family Picnic Area 3087
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Possum Hollow Woods 4114
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3084
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bur Oak Woods 5026
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Forest Main Dam 1237
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Forest Main Dam 1234
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bemis Woods South Hp 4121
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Boat Dock 1229
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Schiller Woods N Gr 12 3081
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bullfrog Lake 5162
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
North Creek Meadow 6286
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Miller Meadow 4129
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods South 1113
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Maple Lake 5191
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Wds South 1246
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Midlothian Meadow 5070
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Midlothian Meadow 5072
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4132
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bur Oak Woods 5025
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Vollmer Bike Trail 5330
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods N Gr14 3077
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
National Grove 4205
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Possum Hollow Wds 4115
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3085
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Bunker Hill Woods Hp2094
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Busse Woods South 1112
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Plum Creek Meadow Hp 6297
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cook County Forest Preserve
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Conkey Forest 5280
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sauk Lake East Hp 6219
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
St Paul Woods 2137
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Morrill Meadow 5300
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cosman Bike Trail 1247
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Possum Hollow Woods 4112
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Ted Lechowicz Woods
Groundwater 25 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Vollmer Bike Trail 5329
Groundwater 25 people served
4 violations (5yr)
King Gr S Service Area Hp 6269
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Green Lake Hp 6296
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Crooked Creek Wds West 5155
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Busse Boat Dock 1227
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4128
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow Gr 8 Hp 4144
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Clayton F Smith Woods 2098
Groundwater 25 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Miller Meadow 4129
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lake Ave East Wds 1088
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Cosman Bike Trail 1248
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Linne Woods 2104
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schuths Woods 4142
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Forest Pres Dist Warehse 4144
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
North Creek Meadow Hp 6285
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Wayside Wds 2090
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Forest Pres Dist Warehse 4144
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Thorn Cr Flyingfld Fpdcc 6230
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Westchester Woods 4124
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Bemis Woods South Hp 4120
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Miller Meadow 4132
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Midlothian Meadow 5073
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Turtlehead Lake 5296
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Wds W 1245
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods N Gr 10 3071
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Deer Grove South Hp 1093
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods 1079
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Sauk Trail Woods N 6283
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Powderhorn Lake Hp 5293
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Family Picnic Area 6216
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Little Red Schoolhouse 5170
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Deer Grove South Hp 1139
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Schiller Woods 3075
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Camp Pine 1047
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Sundown Meadow 4208
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Midlothian Meadow 5069
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Erickson Woods 2061
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Horsetail Lake 5044
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Woods Flying Field 1202
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Miller Meadow 4134
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bunker Hill 2100
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Sauk Lake East Hp 6254
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Forest Main Dam 1236
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Erickson Woods 2079
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Meadowlark Golf Course
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Bur Oak Woods 5027
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Sunset Bridge Meadow 3126
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Hickory Hills Woods Hp 5150
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
West Chester Woods 4125
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Vollmer Bike Trail 5331
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Elk Herd 1219
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Rolling Knolls Country Club
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4133
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4127
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Busse Boat Dock 1241
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
St Paul Woods 2105
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Woods 4114
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Calumet Boating Cntr 5291
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Westchester Woods 4123
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cook County Forest Preserve
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Possum Hollow Woods 4113
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bunker Hill Woods 2093
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Wampum Lake Hp 6278
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Chick Evans Golf Course 2130
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bull Frog Lake 5031
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miller Meadow 4134
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bode Lake 1172
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bemis Woods South Hp 4102
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Camp Dan Beard
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Bachelor Grove
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bemis Woods North-Hp#4170
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Cosman Bike Trail 1250
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lake Ave West Woods 1220
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Jurgensen Woods 6228
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Erickson Woods 2060
Groundwater 0
4 violations (5yr)
Family Picnic Area 1215
All resolved Groundwater 0
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Grassy Ridge Meadow Hp 1148
All resolved Groundwater 0
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Deer Grove South Hp 1140
Groundwater 0
4 violations (5yr)
Schiller Woods W Gr 3080
All resolved Groundwater 0
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Camp Alphonse Hp 1006
All resolved Groundwater 0
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Contaminants Found
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-Based
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
60 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
61 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
14 violations
Has active
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
3 violations
Has active
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
2 violations
All resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSMonitoring
1 violation
Has active
CARBON, TOTALMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TTHMMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
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 (60153) has more violations than 97% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 150.
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