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Nitrate violations in Illinois

613 active public water systems in Illinois had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 6 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Walker Estates Park
Will County
25 3 1
Wampum Lake HP 6278
Cook County
25 3 1
Wayside Wds 2090
Cook County
25 3 1
Webbs Valley View Campground
Fulton County
25 3 0
Whiskey Ridge Saloon, LLC
Sangamon County
25 1 0
Wilson Nurseries Camp NO 2
Kane County
25 4 2
Wilson Nurseries Camp NO 3
Kane County
25 3 2
Winn Farm Bureau Riverview FS
Winnebago County
25 1 0
Winnebago County Rock 39
Winnebago County
25 7 1
Woodford State Fish & Wildlife Area
Woodford County
25 3 1
Woodland Hills Camping & Recreation
Knox County
25 4 2
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 Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate 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.