Public water system · IL1970030
ActiveIl American-Alpine Heights
At a glance
Il American-Alpine Heights (PWSID IL1970030) is an active community water system in Cook County, Illinois. It reports serving 707 people through 272 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
707
Service connections
272
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Il American-Alpine Heights compare with other water systems in Cook County?
By EPA's size categories, Il American-Alpine Heights is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cook County has 251 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 20,993 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 5,269,212 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Il American-Alpine Heights is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% of the state's 3,872 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 619 Illinois systems (16%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Il American-Alpine Heights?
EPA lists Il American-Alpine Heights as privately owned. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 108 of the 251 active systems in Cook County (43%) are also privately owned.
Does Il American-Alpine Heights have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Il American-Alpine Heights: frequently asked questions
Who runs Il American-Alpine Heights?
Il American-Alpine Heights (PWSID IL1970030) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Il American-Alpine Heights serve?
Il American-Alpine Heights reports serving 707 people through 272 service connections in Cook County, Illinois.
Where does Il American-Alpine Heights get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Il American-Alpine Heights have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Il American-Alpine Heights' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Il American-Alpine Heights' water quality report?
As a community water system, Il American-Alpine Heights must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Cook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 2,721,308 | Community | Surface water |
| Cicero | Cook | 83,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Schaumburg | Cook | 75,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Evanston | Cook | 74,486 | Community | Surface water |
| Arlington Heights | Cook | 73,320 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Palatine | Cook | 70,875 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Il American-Alpine Heights, PWSID IL1970030, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/il-american-alpine-heights-il1970030 (data as of October 1, 2026).