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Water system · PWSID IL0312070

NORTHBROOK

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IL0312070

State

Illinois

City

NORTHBROOK

Population served

34,407

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

4

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

24

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2024. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2003 Resolved
Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jan 1993 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2024
  • State action · SOX Nov 2023
  • State action · SIA Oct 2023
  • State action · SIE Oct 2023
  • State action · SOX Jan 2021
  • State action · SIA Jan 2021
  • State action · SIF Jun 2004
  • State action · SIA Feb 2004

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2021

1.35 · max 1.82 ug/L · 4

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2021

4.47 · max 5.41 ug/L · 4

Manganese

1 station · latest Aug 2021

51.9 · max 70.2 ug/L · 4

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2021

0.5 · max 0.53 mg/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Jun 2021

0.18 · max 0.18 ug/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system IL0312070 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.