LAKEWOOD: EPA violation history, explained

LAKEWOOD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,267, over 1,107 connections.

LAKEWOOD's record against the rest of the country

54 total violations and 2 health-based ones put LAKEWOOD at the 54th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,899 of 12,903.

Against the IL average

Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - LAKEWOOD's 2 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

LAKEWOOD's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-09-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1985-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.

The concern categories on record

LAKEWOOD'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:

• Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride

The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What LAKEWOOD's record does not cover

This is what LAKEWOOD reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 54 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.