Water
Water health is important for human, animal, and environmental health. When water sources become contaminated with hazardous materials it can pose a threat to the entire community. Knowing where your water comes from and being aware of the possible sources of contamination can help you protect yourself, your family and your environment.
Wells and Borings Locations
Source: ISGS
Description: Coordinates of all wells in the state of Illinois. Wells included: water, oil, plugged wells,injection, observation, etc.
Data format: Shapefile available for download
Website: http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/
Specific website: http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/st-geolb.html#wells
Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Sites
Source: Illinois EPA
Description: Coordinates, street address, facility name and other attribute data for LUST sites.
Data format: Access database available for download
Website: http://www.epa.state.il.us/
Specific website: http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/land/ust/
Brownfields
Source: Illinois EPA
Description: Brownfield remediation sites. Coordinates, street addresses, facility names and other attribute data are provided. Data on no further remediation sites is also provided. This file does not contain coordinates.
Data format: Zipped Excel file is available for download
Website: http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/site-remediation/index.html
Specific website: http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/land/srp/
Toxic Release Sites
Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Sites which have had a release of a toxic substance. Coordinates, street address, chemical name, discharge data, toxicity of discharge and other attribute data.
Data format: Application available for download. Queries can be exported to Excel files, KML, or launched in Google maps.
Website: http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridotnet/index.html
Public Drinking Water
Source: U.S. EPA
Description: Sites of public drinking water systems. Coordinates not provided. County of site, drinking water source (ground water, purchased ground water, surface water, etc), size of population served and other attribute data.
Data format: Excel Pivot tables available for download
Website: Website: http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/databases/drink/pivottables.cfm#details
ArcGIS/Web based MapViewer/OGC Web service users:
EPA Geographic Image and Feature Services for EPA Federally Regulated Facilities
Source: U.S. EPA
Description (ArcGis): Connect to the EPA server to add various layers to your map. All layers are available for download through different EPA databases.
Website: http://www.epa.gov/geospatial/help.htm