Is LYNWOOD's water safe to drink?
LYNWOOD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 9,149 people through 2,552 service connections.
How this compares nationally
LYNWOOD has 13 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,182th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 60th percentile nationally.
Against the IL average
LYNWOOD's 3 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
LYNWOOD's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1995-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
LYNWOOD'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What LYNWOOD's record does not cover
LYNWOOD'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 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.