Park Ridge, Illinois water treatment
The latest City of Park Ridge 2025 Annual Water Quality Report says Park Ridge's public water system met the standards described in that report. 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.
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WATER SUPPLIER
The report states that the City of Park Ridge purchases all of its drinking water from the City of Chicago, which supplies Lake Michigan water treated at the Jardine Filtration Plant before it is pumped into Park Ridge's distribution system.
Source: City of Park Ridge 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (2025)
LOCAL WATER NUMBERS
This report does not publish a hardness figure. Ask us to test your water instead of using a guessed number.
This is a system-level annual report using calendar-year 2025 data. It does not establish water conditions, plumbing materials, or treatment needs at a particular Park Ridge home.
Source: City of Park Ridge 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (2025)
HOMES IN THIS AREA
The 2020-2024 ACS estimate puts the median year built for Park Ridge housing units at 1960, a mid-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.
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We use the municipal report as context—not as a diagnosis—and consider your goals, plumbing setup, available space, and any relevant water information before recommending equipment.
Local Questions
Town FAQ source: City of Park Ridge 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (2025)
The City's 2025 report says Park Ridge purchases all of its drinking water from the City of Chicago. It describes Lake Michigan water treated at the Jardine Filtration Plant and then pumped into Park Ridge's distribution system.
The report states that Park Ridge's tap water met USEPA and Illinois drinking-water health standards in 2025. It is a report for the municipal system, rather than a test at an individual address.
The report lists 90th-percentile lead results of 7.88 ppb for January through June 2025 and 10.6 ppb for July through December 2025. Its table lists a 15 ppb action level and no violation for both entries. The report also says lead in drinking water is primarily from service lines and home plumbing, so a system report cannot determine conditions in one home.
No. The report provides system-level information, not a diagnosis for a particular Park Ridge home. We discuss your goals, plumbing setup, available space, and relevant water information before suggesting whole-home options.
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