Is Woodridge, IL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Woodridge has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Illinois’s records.
Woodridge, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Illinois’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Woodridge’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Woodridge
Illinois · serves 33,566 people · nearly all in Woodridge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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IL American - West Suburban
Illinois · serves 73,978 people · about 930 in Woodridge
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 87 mg/L (5.1 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Woodridge
The 3 labs Illinois certifies closest to Woodridge, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ETP Labs, Inc.
Willowbrook, IL · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Built Environment Testing Central-Chicago
Naperville, IL · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Phigenics Analytical Services Laboratory
Warrenville, IL · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Illinois Department of Public Health: Coliform bacteria and nitrate testing for private wells, with sample bottles from your local health department, or from the department's nearest regional office where there is none. You mail the sample to the lab, and results come back through the health department. Well Sampling for Coliform & Nitrate, Illinois Department of Public Health.
All 30 certified labs for IllinoisZIP codes in Woodridge
Which ZIP codes are in Woodridge: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Illinois Department of Public Health, certified water microbiology laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Woodridge
Other towns in DuPage County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Woodridge’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water