Water Quality & Forever Chemicals

PFAS & Water Quality in Chicago, IL

Federal data on PFAS detections, industrial sources, and military contamination near Chicago, Illinois — pulled from EPA UCMR 5, EPA TRI, and DoD records. For an address-specific report, run a Chicago property check below.

What the Federal Data Shows for Chicago

0

PFAS detections in nearby water systems

EPA UCMR 5 (2021–2024) results matching the city name

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Industrial PFAS facilities in city

EPA TRI 2024 reporting

2

DoD PFAS installations statewide

In Illinois

Water Systems Tested Under UCMR 5 (matched to Chicago)

EPA required public water systems serving 3,300+ people to test 29 PFAS compounds between 2021 and 2024.

  • CHICAGO0 detections
  • CHICAGO HEIGHTS0 detections
  • CHICAGO RIDGE0 detections
  • NORTH CHICAGO0 detections
  • SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS0 detections
  • IL AMERICAN-CHICAGO SUBURBAN0 detections
  • WEST CHICAGO0 detections
  • U OF I CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER0 detections

How to Read This for a Chicago Home Purchase

City-level numbers describe the broad pattern around Chicago. The exposure that matters for a specific house is the matched water utility for that address, plus any industrial or military source within a few miles. Two homes a mile apart in Chicago can be on different water systems and have very different PFAS profiles.

The address report fills that in: it identifies the public water system serving the property, lists any PFAS detections on that exact system, and maps the nearby industrial and Superfund sources.

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