What's in LINCOLNWOOD's water?
LINCOLNWOOD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 13,463 people get their water from it, across 4,265 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LINCOLNWOOD ranks 8,978th by violation burden (30th percentile) - 3 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the IL average
LINCOLNWOOD's 1 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LINCOLNWOOD's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-07-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
LINCOLNWOOD'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
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What LINCOLNWOOD's record does not cover
Everything on this page is LINCOLNWOOD's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for LINCOLNWOOD - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.