BELLWOOD: EPA violation history, explained
BELLWOOD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 19,156, over 5,912 connections.
BELLWOOD's record against the rest of the country
BELLWOOD has 19 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,728th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 79th percentile nationally.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; BELLWOOD carries 7, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
BELLWOOD's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-10-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
BELLWOOD's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS; Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BELLWOOD's record does not cover
BELLWOOD's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 19 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.