DrinkingWaterCheck

Is SUMMIT's water safe to drink?

SUMMIT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 11,161, over 2,546 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SUMMIT ranks 7,963th by violation burden (38th percentile) - 15 violations total, 1 health-based.

How SUMMIT compares within IL

SUMMIT's 1 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. 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 SUMMIT is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 1991-01-03). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

SUMMIT'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

This is what SUMMIT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 15 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.