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Chromium violations in Illinois

69 active public water systems in Illinois had a Chromium violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Chromium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Hexavalent chromium is associated with increased cancer risk through ingestion in animal studies and is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B1) for inhalation, with growing evidence for oral carcinogenicity. Chronic exposure to total chromium causes liver and kidney damage, allergic dermatitis, and gastrointestinal irritation. Individuals with pre-existing liver or kidney conditions face greater risk.

Systems with a Chromium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Vvf LLC
Kane County
75 6 1
Posh Tots Academy
Woodford County
70 4 1
Rooks Creek Elementary School
Livingston County
66 10 1
Washington Mills
Putnam County
65 6 0
Spectrum Preferred Meats
Ogle County
60 7 1
Career Center of Southern Illinois
Monroe County
50 9 2
Focus House
Ogle County
50 6 0
Kindercare McHenry
McHenry County
50 4 0
Primrose School
Lake County
50 4 0
Tegrant Sonoco Protective Solutions
Will County
50 6 0
Carmel Montessori Academy
DuPage County
40 6 1
Wells Concrete
McHenry County
40 5 0
JX Peterbilt
Lake County
34 5 1
Wedron Silica Sand Company
LaSalle County
29 6 1
Peaceful Pathways
Kendall County
25 6 0
Wedron Silica 2
LaSalle County
25 5 1
Winnebago County Rock 39
Winnebago County
25 7 1
Wtvo TV
Winnebago County
25 5 0
Bluff Lake Lodges, Inc.
Antioch · Lake County
24 8 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Chromium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Chromium alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Illinois records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.