Chicago Department of Water Management
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 1 city in IL · PWSID IL0316000
Chicago Department of Water Management serves 2,746,388 people. 3 contaminants currently exceed health-based guidelines — full breakdown below.
- People served
- 2,746,388
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-12-01
- PFAS
- Not detected above guidelines
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Chicago Department of Water Management's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Illinois EPA.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Chicago Department of Water Management Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Monitor
Chicago Department of Water Management reads Monitor. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Chicago Department of Water Management Water Safe to Drink?
Chicago Department of Water Management has reported 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 2,746,388 people across 1 city in IL. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Chicago Department of Water Management Contact & Information
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Mailing Address
For hours of operation and emergency contact information, please visit the official utility website or call the main phone number.
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Contacts for Chicago Department of Water Management
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| J████ S████ | Water Treatment Supervisor | (555) ███-████ | j████@city████.gov |
| M████ J██████ | Utility Director | (555) ███-████ | m████@water████.org |
Water Sources & Treatment
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Chicago Department of Water Management Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Chicago Department of Water Management has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Chicago Department of Water Management Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. Illinois EPA publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit Illinois EPAWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Chicago Department of Water Management has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Chicago Department of Water Management's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Illinois EPA, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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