What's in FOX LAKE's water?
FOX LAKE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 11,780 people get their water from it, across 4,070 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FOX LAKE ranks 4,096th by violation burden (68th percentile) - 32 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How FOX LAKE compares within IL
Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - FOX LAKE's 4 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FOX LAKE is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 1996-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FOX LAKE'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
FOX LAKE'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 32 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.