Is Crete Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Will

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	373 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 610 µg/L	38/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0130 mg/L 87% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2025
Barium	76.8 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 81 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1600 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.18 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	14/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	34 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/10	UCMR-5	2024
Bromodichloromethane	9.854 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	22.495 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.6015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.85 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	35.9 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 36.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	2.37 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15.601 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.09 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.318 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.42 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.614 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.67 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.6055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.67 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	6.2 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.1 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, MICHAEL E.
Phone: 708-672-7100
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Crete

Is Crete tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Crete's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Crete's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Barium, Fluoride, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Crete serve?

Crete reports serving 8,275 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Crete had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for Crete, of which 14 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.