Water Quality: Oak Lawn, IL

1 water system • 58,362 people served

Some Concerns
11
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
58,362
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Oak Lawn is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 58,362 people, and has 11 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 2 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Oak Lawn's violation count is 62% below the national average for Illinois. Contaminants associated with violations include Disinfection Byproducts.

Contaminants Found

Disinfection Byproducts

Broad category of chemicals formed during disinfection, associated with increased cancer risk and adverse reproductive effects.

Common source: Reaction of disinfectants (chlorine, ozone, chloramines) with organic matter

Water Systems Serving Oak Lawn

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
OAK LAWN IL0312220 Surface Water 58,362 11

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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