Illinois Drinking Water Violations

4,747Water Systems
79,997Total Violations
4,530Health-Based

Illinois has 4,747 active public water systems regulated under the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act. Across these systems, there have been 4,530 health-based violations out of 79,997 total violations recorded. Currently, 241 water systems have unresolved health-based violations.

The most frequently cited health-based contaminants in Illinois are Unknown, Unknown, and Unknown. Health-based violations mean a water system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed required treatment standards.

Browse the counties below to find specific water systems, or search by address or ZIP code to find your water provider.

Counties

CountyWater SystemsTotal ViolationsHealth-Based
Mclean County 27 548 159
Cook County 132 2,181 114
Bureau County 22 483 93
Bond County 8 250 86
Mcdonough County 12 117 62
Fulton County 15 199 60
Macoupin County 20 320 56
Carroll County 8 152 53
Lee County 12 201 49
Greene County 9 185 47
Monroe County 6 153 45
Lake County 56 616 44
Lasalle County 21 489 44
Randolph County 12 359 42
Sangamon County 37 319 42
Woodford County 17 193 39
Iroquois County 21 256 38
Christian County 11 195 38
Effingham County 10 117 37
St. Clair County 23 241 34
Williamson County 18 217 32
Perry County 7 122 32
Will County 44 2,646 31
Wayne County 10 116 31
Winnebago County 22 201 30
Edgar County 7 181 30
Macon County 13 179 30
Rock Island County 18 478 29
Adams County 12 194 28
Grundy County 12 409 27
Douglas County 9 168 26
Jackson County 13 158 25
Clinton County 15 180 24
Union County 5 51 24
Ogle County 12 501 21
Dekalb County 14 183 21
Hancock County 10 100 20
Tazewell County 22 196 19
Livingston County 15 130 19
Kankakee County 8 164 18
Montgomery County 13 142 18
Piatt County 8 82 18
Logan County 9 56 16
Champaign County 27 175 15
Madison County 31 280 14
Kane County 22 198 14
Fayette County 7 74 14
Knox County 14 120 13
Shelby County 9 191 12
Clark County 4 91 12
Johnson County 4 42 12
Mchenry County 15 278 11
Henry County 14 76 10
Putnam County 5 221 9
Whiteside County 12 199 9
Vermilion County 17 129 9
Menard County 6 115 9
Marshall County 7 63 8
Richland County 6 349 7
Ford County 10 129 7
Warren County 6 61 7
De Witt County 7 36 7
Stephenson County 10 291 6
Scott County 4 22 6
Pope County 1 11 6
Henderson County 7 207 5
Peoria County 12 176 5
Saline County 8 128 5
Morgan County 8 96 5
Cumberland County 4 16 5
Mercer County 10 115 4
Marion County 11 111 4
Stark County 4 46 4
Moultrie County 5 27 4
Calhoun County 4 21 4
Massac County 4 16 4
Pike County 9 128 3
Lawrence County 4 72 3
Gallatin County 6 32 3
Washington County 12 28 3
Schuyler County 2 8 3
Dupage County 32 330 2
Mason County 6 45 2
Kendall County 4 31 2
Hardin County 3 25 2
Franklin County 15 205 1
Pulaski County 6 114 1
Boone County 6 99 1
Coles County 6 91 1
Hamilton County 3 66 1
White County 9 66 1
Clay County 5 50 1
Cass County 5 44 1
Wabash County 4 44 1
Jo Daviess County 8 43 1
Jefferson County 8 57 0
Alexander County 3 42 0
Jasper County 2 30 0
Jersey County 2 30 0
Edwards County 4 29 0
Brown County 5 18 0
Crawford County 4 11 0