GALESBURG, Ill. — Galesburg has long been known as having lead-contaminated water, but it’s far from the only Illinois community with that problem.

The “Chicago Tribune” has found that nearly two-hundred other public water systems in the state have test results that exceeded the federal EPA lead standards at least once in the past 12-years.

Twelve systems in the Chicago area are substandard, as are communities in Lake and McHenry Counties.

Local water operators generally aren’t required to notify homeowners when the fail a lead test, and the federal rules give them wide latitude when it comes to remedial steps.