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Environmental Reporti

Air Qualityi

40Good

Water Systemsi

3community / 17 total

Water Violationsi

19

TRI Facilitiesi

3

Active NPDESi

10/ 28 total

Air Quality — Lake County (2025)i

AQS

The 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.

40
Good

Median AQI

050100150200300
max 108

PM2.5 Daysi

0

Ozone Daysi

200

Drinking Wateri

SDWIS

Public 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

3

Active Systemsi

3

Recent Violationsi

19
Transient (13)
Community (3)
Non-Transient (1)

Recent Violations (Last 5 Years)

LAKE FOREST

6 violationsLatest: 2024-07-01
EPA

ELM OAK MUTUAL WATER SYSTEM

13 violationsLatest: 2024-02-11
EPA

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

OTTAWA ESTATES MHP (FORMERLY DATTIS MHP)

5 violationsLatest: 2017-12-30
EPA

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)i

TRI

Factories, 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

3

With Chemical Datai

1
PETCO, INC.28041 N BRADLEY RD1 chemical|TRI
MID-CITY LITHOGRAPHERS13825 W LAUREL DR|TRI
ASC LAKE FOREST28618 N BALLARD DR|TRI

Wastewater & Stormwater Permits (NPDES)i

NPDES

Under 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

10

Expired / Terminatedi

18
LFOLA MIDDLEFORK TRAIL845 WEST WESTLEIGH ROADConstruction Stormwater|EPA
KNOLLWOOD CLUB1890 KNOLLWOOD ROADMinor Discharge|EPA
CARRUTHERS NATURE PRESERVE770 WEST WESTLEIGH ROADConstruction Stormwater|EPA
SKOKIE RIVER IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 2BETWEEN VALLEY/WAVELAND ROAD, SOUTH OF WESTLEIGHConstruction Stormwater|EPA
PARKING GARAGE, TEMP LOTS 4B/11, PAVILION EXPANSION660 N WESTMORELAND ROADMinor Discharge|EPA
DEERPATH COMMUNITY PARK400 HASTINGS ROADConstruction Stormwater|EPA
AHWAHNEE ROAD AREA STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS425 N AHWAHNEE ROADConstruction Stormwater|EPA
4990: I-94 DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTSVARIOUS LOCATIONSConstruction Stormwater|EPA
IL 43 AT WESTLEIGH ROADIL 43 AT WESTLEIGH ROADConstruction Stormwater|EPA
LAKE FOREST WATER TREATMENT PLANT1441 LAKE ROADMinor Discharge|EPA

Leaking Underground Storage Tanksi

IL EPA

Underground 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.

Total 72Open 16Closed 34

Open Incidents (16)

Mobil Oil #05-BB7, former260 East Illinois Road|#20050367|IL EPA
Lake Forest C.U.S.D. #1151285 North McKinley Rd.|#912198|IL EPA
Bower & Associates270 Market Square|#20161128|IL EPA
The Highview Group, Ltd.778-780 North Western Avenue|#20040325|IL EPA
Deerpath Inn Development Corp. & Topco Inc.255 East Illinois Rd.|#931049|IL EPA
BP Products North America, Inc.1015 South Waukegan Road|#20071130|IL EPA
Lake Forest, City of500 Block of Oakwood Ave.|#931308|IL EPA
Chemlawn28557 North Ballard|#870378|IL EPA
Mobil Oil #05-BB7, former260 East Illinois Road|#900181|IL EPA
Moore, Doug1700 North Waukegan Rd.|#911073|IL EPA
Avondale Savings Bank300 East Illinois St.|#960892|IL EPA
Mobil Oil Corp.695 Bradley Rd.|#923562|IL EPA
Laflin, Patricia980 Woodbind Place|#920606|IL EPA
Church of the Holy Spirit400 East Westminster Rd.|#941746|IL EPA
Hicks, Wendy385 North King Muri Rd.|#930456|IL EPA
Lake Forest, City of110 East Laurel Avenue|#20101304|IL EPA