Air Qualityi
Water Systemsi
Water Violationsi
9TRI Facilitiesi
Active NPDESi
Air Quality — Cook County (2025)i
AQSThe Air Quality Index measures how clean or polluted the air is on a given day. AQI is reported at the county level. A score of 0–50 is considered good; 51–100 is moderate; above 100 may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Median AQI
PM2.5 Daysi
145Ozone Daysi
97Drinking Wateri
SDWISPublic water systems registered to serve this area. Community systems (CWS) provide water to residents year-round. Transient systems serve places like gas stations or restaurants. Violations indicate a system failed to meet federal drinking water standards.
Community Systemsi
2Active Systemsi
2Recent Violationsi
9Recent Violations (Last 5 Years)
BELLWOOD
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)i
TRIFactories, refineries, and other industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals are required to report their releases annually to the EPA. Being listed here does not mean a violation occurred — it means the facility is transparently tracking its chemical usage.
Reporting Facilitiesi
12With Chemical Datai
5Total Reported Releasesi
612 lbsWastewater & Stormwater Permits (NPDES)i
NPDESUnder the Clean Water Act, any facility that discharges wastewater or stormwater into rivers, lakes, or streams must hold an NPDES permit. "Effective" means the permit is currently active and the facility is authorized to discharge under its permit conditions.
Active Permitsi
2Expired / Terminatedi
7Nearest Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilitiesi
RCRAThese are the closest licensed facilities where hazardous waste (chemicals, solvents, industrial byproducts) can be legally treated, stored, or disposed of. There are only about 15 such facilities in all of Illinois.
Cleanup Sites (Brownfields)i
EPA BrownfieldsFormer industrial or commercial properties where contamination has been found. "Remedy Complete" means cleanup is finished. "Construction Complete" means cleanup infrastructure is built but monitoring continues. "In Progress" means the site is still being investigated or cleaned up.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanksi
IL EPAUnderground storage tanks (commonly at gas stations) can leak fuel and chemicals into soil and groundwater. "Open" means the leak is still being investigated or cleaned up. "Closed" means the site received a No Further Remediation (NFR) letter — cleanup is done.
Open Incidents (20)