DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in NEW LENOX's water?

NEW LENOX has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 27,690, over 9,517 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NEW LENOX ranks 4,366th by violation burden (66th percentile) - 11 violations total, 4 health-baseds.

How NEW LENOX compares within IL

IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; NEW LENOX carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for NEW LENOX is from 2009-01-04 (health-based: 2002-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

NEW LENOX'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:

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 this data is and is not

NEW LENOX'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 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.