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WESTERN SPRINGS, IL · Cook County

WESTERN SPRINGS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

WESTERN SPRINGS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 2 items for WESTERN SPRINGS that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Illinois’s official records. Always confirm current status with Illinois before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
IL0313180
System type
Community Water System
Population served
13,274
Service connections
4,572
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

WESTERN SPRINGS is one of 225 community water systems in Illinois in the 10,001 to 100,000 people size category, serving 13,274 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 14 entries between 1977 and 2026, of which 2 remain open; none are health-based.

Of the 14, 4 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Consumer Confidence Rule, the Lead and Copper Rule, and the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule.

Violation history

  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    —

    Lead and Copper Rule

    January 1, 2026

    Unaddressed

  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

    October 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2025

    Unaddressed

  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2024 – September 19, 2024

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2022 – April 12, 2023

    Resolved

  • Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation

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    Public Notice

    October 21, 2021 – November 29, 2021

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2021 – July 5, 2023

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2021 – July 16, 2021

    Resolved

  • Lead Consumer Notice

    —

    Lead and Copper Rule

    December 30, 2020 – July 22, 2021

    Resolved

  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    —

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2020 – September 13, 2021

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2018 – July 8, 2019

    Resolved

  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    —

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2017 – July 26, 2017

    Resolved

  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    May 1, 1991 – May 31, 1991

    Archived

  • Monitoring, Regular

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    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

    June 30, 1977 – June 29, 1981

    Archived

Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetResolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is WESTERN SPRINGS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. WESTERN SPRINGS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is WESTERN SPRINGS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

WESTERN SPRINGS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does WESTERN SPRINGS have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 2 items for WESTERN SPRINGS that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

DERENGOWSKI, RON

708-246-1800

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL 60558