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Ford County, Illinois

Water Systems
16
Population Served
11,114
Total Violations
937
70 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

68.8%
Systems with Violations
58.6
Avg Violations per System
7.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Ford Illinois water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (5) One or more violations (11)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Paxton 4,500 7 Clean
Gibson City 3,500 19 Clean
Piper City 875 44 -
Melvin 465 60 -
Roberts 367 67 -
Sibley 272 109 -
Elliott 269 43 -
Cabery 266 157 -
Kempton 235 141 -
Stelle Community Assn 100 107 -
Beacon Paxton LLC 55 0 -
Kirby Food Paxton 400 55 0 -
County Market R/O Unit 55 0 -
Twice the Ice Paxton 50 0 -
Twice the Ice Gibson City 25 0 -
Gdm Seeds 25 183 -

Other Counties in Illinois

Cook County
427 systems · 5,304,996 served · 21,728 violations
DuPage County
207 systems · 861,775 served · 15,779 violations
Lake County
540 systems · 719,035 served · 33,311 violations
Will County
330 systems · 622,572 served · 37,818 violations
Kane County
191 systems · 592,544 served · 12,844 violations
McHenry County
307 systems · 271,051 served · 11,554 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Ford County? ▼
Ford County has 937 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 70 are health-based violations. 68.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Ford County systems? ▼
Water systems in Ford County serve approximately 11,114 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Ford County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Ford County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Ford County? ▼
Water systems in Ford County use GW (16 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 7.5% of Ford County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.