Crestwood Water says it distributes purchased surface water that originally flows from Lake Michigan and is drawn from a City of Chicago water treatment plant after being pumped from the source and purified. The Village's current CCR is useful local context, but it does not test the water or plumbing at a particular Crestwood address. A utility report describes the public system. It is not a reading from one home's tap, where plumbing, fixtures, sample location, and existing treatment can change the experience.
Purchased surface water that originates from Lake Michigan and is drawn from a City of Chicago water treatment plant after being pumped from the source and purified.
Crestwood's Water Department says it provides water service to about 10,950 Crestwood residents and distributes purchased surface water that originally flows from Lake Michigan.
The 2025 report says the City of Chicago uses Lake Michigan as its source water through two treatment plants: Jardine serves northern areas of the City and suburbs, while Sawyer serves southern areas of the City and suburbs.
This report does not publish a hardness figure. Ask us to test your water instead of using a guessed number.
This Consumer Confidence Report describes the municipal water system and reported source-water and system-level information. It does not determine water conditions at an individual home, which can be affected by building plumbing, service-line material, fixtures, and local conditions.
The 2020-2024 ACS estimate puts the median year built for Crestwood housing units at 1976, a late twentieth-century housing era. That is context for discussing plumbing access, fixture age, and updates at a specific address, not a condition report for any one home.
We review the serving utility, your household goals, available space, and relevant water information before recommending equipment. A municipal CCR alone does not determine what a particular Crestwood home needs.
Whole-home softeningConsidered when your household's goals and water information support a softening approach.
Whole-home carbon filtrationA whole-home filtration option for homeowners who want to discuss filtration as part of their water setup.
Salt-free conditioningAn option to consider where it fits the home, household goals, and available water information.
Well-water treatmentConsidered only after a laboratory result or a confirmed field test; it is not prescribed from a municipal report.
Kitchen reverse osmosisTank or tankless kitchen RO is available only as an add-on to a whole-home installation.
Crestwood's Water Department says it distributes purchased surface water that originally flows from Lake Michigan. The Department says the water is drawn from a City of Chicago water treatment plant after it is pumped from the source and purified.
What does Crestwood's 2025 water report say about the source water?
The Crestwood report says Chicago uses Lake Michigan as its source water through two treatment plants. It also says Chicago's voluntary monitoring did not detect Cryptosporidium or Giardia in source-water samples collected in 2025.
Can the Crestwood CCR tell me which water system my home needs?
No. The Crestwood CCR provides municipal-system context, not a test of water or plumbing at your address. We discuss your serving utility, household goals, plumbing setup, available space, and relevant water information before suggesting whole-home options.
Is kitchen reverse osmosis available for a Crestwood home?
Yes, tank or tankless kitchen RO can be included with a Crestwood whole-home installation. It is offered only as a whole-home installation add-on, not as a stand-alone installation.