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Nitrite violations in Illinois

213 active public water systems in Illinois had a Nitrite violation in the past three years, 7 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrite is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia ('blue baby syndrome') in infants under 6 months: reduced oxygen delivery to tissues can be life-threatening. Pregnant women and people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are also at elevated risk. Adults are generally less susceptible due to more effective methemoglobin reduction.

Systems with a Nitrite violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Q C Mart
Rock Island County
25 1 0
Rinks Holding LLC
Will County
25 3 1
Riverside Park
Winnebago County
25 2 1
Rochelle Wildlife Club (17137)
Ogle County
25 3 1
Sandy Oaks Cmpgrnd/dale Garner
Henderson County
25 3 1
Sangchris State Park Deer Run (95901)
Christian County
25 2 0
Spring Lake Conservation Area (126136)
Tazewell County
25 3 1
Spring Lake Conservation Area (55905)
Tazewell County
25 3 1
ST Johns United Church of Chr
Will County
25 2 1
Stone City Kennel Club
Will County
25 2 1
Tacos Neno
Winnebago County
25 3 1
Walker Estates Park
Will County
25 3 1
Winnebago Landfill
Winnebago County
25 3 0
About this data

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