Is METROPOLIS's water safe to drink?

METROPOLIS's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 6,309 people get their water from it, across 2,432 connections.

How this compares nationally

METROPOLIS has 38 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 9,689th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 25th percentile nationally.

Against the IL average

Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - METROPOLIS's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

METROPOLIS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.

What METROPOLIS's record does not cover

METROPOLIS'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. Between the utility's meter and METROPOLIS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,689th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.