What's in MORTON GROVE's water?
MORTON GROVE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 25,297 people get their water from it, across 8,726 connections.
How this compares nationally
8 total violations and 2 health-based ones put MORTON GROVE at the 49th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,634 of 12,903.
How MORTON GROVE compares within IL
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; MORTON GROVE carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MORTON GROVE is from 2027-03-01 (health-based: 1994-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MORTON GROVE'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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is MORTON GROVE's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.