RICHTON PARK: EPA violation history, explained
RICHTON PARK had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 12,504 people through 3,575 service connections.
RICHTON PARK's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, RICHTON PARK ranks 3,410th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 68 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - RICHTON PARK's 5 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
RICHTON PARK's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-07-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2027-07-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
RICHTON PARK'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What RICHTON PARK's record does not cover
RICHTON PARK'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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for RICHTON PARK - 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.