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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Illinois

278 active public water systems in Illinois had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 278 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Oakwood Twp High School
Vermilion County
350 7 2
Winslow
Winslow · Stephenson County
350 4 3
Panama
Panama · Bond County
343 4 3
Greater Quad City Auto Auction
Rock Island County
340 6 1
Maeystown
Maeystown · Monroe County
340 1 1
Alma
Alma · Marion County
336 5 2
Gavin South School
Lake County
325 5 2
Victory Christian Center
McLean County
325 8 1
Latham
Latham · Logan County
323 3 3
Fsh Water Commission
Smithton · St. Clair County
313 2 0
Fields Hill Improvement Association
LaSalle County
312 7 4
Apachi Day Camp
Lake County
300 6 2
Barrington Hills CC Clbhse 1&3
Lake County
300 3 1
Eisenhower Academy
Will County
300 6 2
Fox Valley YMCA & Preschool
Kendall County
300 5 1
Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital
McHenry County
300 2 1
Oak Ridge Sanitary District
Metamora · Woodford County
300 5 1
IL American-Del-Mar
Lake County
300 1 0
Brocton
Brocton · Edgar County
288 6 2
Cabery
Cabery · Ford County
266 6 2
North Boone Upper Elementary School
Boone County
262 7 1
Mapleton
Mapleton · Peoria County
261 2 1
Rustic Acres Water Association
Henry County
260 4 3
Scot Forge
McHenry County
253 3 1
Ildu Lepere Mhp, LLC
Dupo · St. Clair County
250 3 2
Princeton Christian Academy
Bureau County
250 5 1
Sims
Sims · Wayne County
244 7 0
Evergreen Wildwood Mobile Home Park
Carbondale · Jackson County
230 6 1
Illinois Central
Lake County
230 2 2
North Boone Middle School
Boone County
230 8 2
Cave-In-Rock
Cave In Rock · Hardin County
228 1 1
Saint Patrick School
Lake County
225 5 1
Batchtown
Batchtown · Calhoun County
220 4 1
Lily Lake Grade School
Kane County
220 5 1
Harvard Hills Water Corporation
Washington · Tazewell County
215 3 2
Sylvan Lake 1st Subdivision
Lake County
210 6 0
Bone Gap
Bone Gap · Edwards County
209 5 1
University Flats MHP
Edwardsville · Madison County
203 1 0
Mill Point MHP
Secor · Woodford County
200 5 1
Rockland Office Plaza
Lake County
200 7 1
Spin Lake Homeowners Association, Inc.
McLean County
200 1 0
Village Green Mobile Home Park
Pontoon Beach · Madison County
188 1 1
Lafayette
La Fayette · Stark County
177 5 4
Eswood School Dist 269
Ogle County
175 4 1
Hettick
Hettick · Macoupin County
174 6 3
Quail Run Mobile Home Park
Edwardsville · Madison County
168 2 1
Pearl
Pearl · Pike County
166 2 1
Vermilion Grove Waterworks
Ridge Farm · Vermilion County
160 3 1
Iola
Iola · Clay County
158 1 1
Tpg Pressure, Inc.
Winnebago County
151 8 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.