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Water quality in Oak Forest, Illinois

Oak Forest is in Cook County. 423 active public water systems serve the county; 220 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

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Oak Forest IL0312190 · Community water system · Surface water purchased · Oak Forest
Serves 27,478 people Rules violated, past 3 years 2 Unresolved 1 Last sanitary survey Aug 18, 2025 Distance under 0.1 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Cook County

162 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Midlothian
Midlothian
14,819 1 2.1 mi
Markham
Markham
12,500 4 3.0 mi
Crestwood
Crestwood
10,826 2 3.0 mi
Country Club Hills
Country Club Hills
16,500 2 3.1 mi
Robbins
Robbins
5,415 6 3.6 mi
Hazel Crest
Hazel Crest
13,792 2 3.6 mi
Posen
Posen
5,331 3 3.7 mi
Tinley Park
Tinley Park
56,703 3 3.7 mi
Dixmoor
Dixmoor
2,973 5 4.6 mi
Alsip
Alsip
19,063 1 4.8 mi
IL American-Fernway
Westhaven
5,521 0 4.9 mi
Harvey
Harvey
25,000 2 5.0 mi
IL American-Midwest Palos
126 0 5.1 mi
Blue Island
Blue Island
21,494 1 5.2 mi
Palos Heights
Palos Heights
15,500 1 5.3 mi
Homewood
Homewood
19,463 2 5.5 mi
East Hazel Crest
East Hazel Crest
1,500 1 5.5 mi
Flossmoor
Flossmoor
9,371 1 5.5 mi
Worth
Worth
10,970 1 5.7 mi
Garden Home SD
1,472 1 5.7 mi
Orland Park
Orland Park
58,020 1 5.8 mi
Oak Lane MHC
Merrionette Park
388 0 6.0 mi
Merrionette Park
Merrionette Park
1,969 2 6.1 mi
Phoenix
Phoenix
1,994 4 6.1 mi
Matteson
Matteson
18,293 5 6.4 mi
All 163 community water systems in Cook County
Non-community systems in Cook County (260: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Midlothian Meadow 5070
25 3 1
Meijer 262 Orland Park
25 0 0
Bur Oak Woods 5028
25 2 1
Bur Oak Woods 5025
25 3 1
Walmart Supercenter 1556 Orland Hills
25 0 0
Vollmer Bike Trail 5329
25 3 1
Vista Motel
25 1 1
Swallow Cliff Stairs Pavillion 5022
200 3 1
Walmart SC 1497 Richton Park
25 0 0
Crooked Creek Wds West 5155
25 3 1
Walmart 5485 Evergreen Park
25 0 0
Assumption Cemetary
30 3 0
Meijer 265 Evergreen Park
25 0 0
Camp Palos Rustic Cabin Bnk HS
50 2 0
Camp Palos Troop House Rbns Ldge
100 2 0
Camp Palos Ranch House
50 2 0
1st Church of the Nazarene
30 0 0
North Creek Meadow 6286
25 3 1
Lynwood Sports Center
175 0 0
Walmart 1938 Bedford Park
25 0 0
Walmart Supercenter 3004 Cicero
25 0 0
Walmart S Ashland Ave
25 0 0
Cog Hill C C Center Stand
25 0 0
Coghill Golf Courses #2&4
400 0 0
Cog Hill Country Club
340 3 1
Cog Hill C C Waterhole Stand
25 0 0
Imtt Illinois LLC Lemont
110 6 2
ST Mary's Slovenian Catholic Center
400 0 0
Chicago Hts Moose Lodge 828
200 0 0
Heritage Environmental
45 2 0
The Forge: Lemont Quarries
305 2 0
Meadowlark Golf Course
25 3 1
Miller Meadow HP 4131
25 3 1
Walmart 2204 Forest Park
25 0 0
Miller Meadow 4132
25 3 1
JW Marriot Hotel
700 4 2
Whole Foods Market #425 Halsted
100 0 0
Whole Foods Halsted
25 1 1
Miller Meadow Flying Field HP3141
25 3 1
Family Picnic Area 3117
25 3 1
Schiller Woods 3102
400 3 1
Ted Lechowicz Woods
25 3 1
Schiller Woods 3070
400 3 1
Swedish Covenant Hospital
1,200 6 1
Blue Beech Family Picnic Area 3087
25 3 1
Bunker Hill 2100
25 3 1
Korner House Restaurant & Lounge
200 0 0
Campground RD Wds GR1 1127
25 3 1
Wayside Wds 2090
25 3 1
MC Donalds Rest 302
100 1 0
All non-community systems
About this data

Water systems are matched to Cook County, nearest to Oak Forest first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files or the centre of the town EPA lists the system as serving, from OpenStreetMap.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.