The Village of Western Springs has been notified by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) of levels of radium in the village's drinking water that exceeded radium standards. These samples were rated at an annual average of 6.06 picocuries per liter, exceeding the agency's standard of 5 pCi/L.

Radium can be found in public and private wells and cannot be seen, smelled or tasted in drinking water. High levels in Illinois are mostly seen in the northern portion of the state, as radium is found in the granite bedrock of many aquifers where water is drawn from.

While the village's water plant is installing new filters to lower levels of radium, the Illinois Department of Public Health recommends reverse osmosis treatment as effective in removing radium from water. The Aquasential® Smart Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System with Total Defense cartridge reduces radium as well as 90 other contaminants with seven stages of filtration.*

Additionally, the Aquasential® High-Efficiency Water Filter is engineered to target specific contaminants in your home's water. Your current Culligan system can be retrofitted to accommodate the new equipment to reduce radium. We work with third-party organizations to certify our filtration products meet industry requirements set by the Water Quality Association (WQA).