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Kankakee County, Illinois

Water Systems
65
Population Served
95,216
Total Violations
17,039
523 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

80.0%
Systems with Violations
262.1
Avg Violations per System
3.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (74%)
SW
2 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

1
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

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

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (46)

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
Aqua Illinois-Kankakee 80,000 21 Clean
Momence 3,075 39 -
Herscher 1,600 28 -
Pembroke Township 1,410 102 -
St Anne 1,200 51 -
Sunny Acres MHP 750 38 -
Hopkins Park 579 266 -
Lake Shannon 500 142 -
Lake Alexander RV Park 500 15 -
Kankakee River St Pk/Pottawat 500 0 -
Aqua Illinois-Sun River Terrace 498 375 -
Grace Christian Academy 400 1,347 -
Buckingham 300 56 -
Bradley Bourbonnais Youth Softball 250 10 -
Aqua Illinois-Skyline 249 19 -
4H Camp Shaw Waw Nas See 240 41 -
Countryside Mobile Home Estates MHP 200 279 -
St George School 200 341 -
Reddick 196 289 -
Aqua Illinois-Highland Estates 171 28 -
Bonfield Grade Schl/R Lippold 165 105 -
Riverside Medical Center 150 1 -
Manteno MHP 144 64 -
Dollar General - Essex 126 0 -
Creme of the Crop 120 3 -
Shamrock Golf Course Main Well 100 3 -
Kankakee KOA 100 5 -
Kankakee Elks Country Club 100 19 -
Kankakee Sportsmens Club 92 9 -
River Rock Pub & Beer Garden 80 2 -
Main Street Bar and Grill 70 1 -
Windmill Estates 65 5,042 -
Muggs and Sudds 60 7 -
Skyview Estates 56 7,512 -
Barberry Acres MHP 50 81 -
Riverside Medical Group of Pembroke 50 5 -
Van Drunen Farms 50 527 -
Shaw WA Nas See 4H Camp-Well3 50 38 -
Harvest Estates (Formerly Bills MHP) 40 8 -
Bible Witness Camp 40 2 -
Aroma Park American Legion 40 22 -
Berkots Super Store Momence 40 0 -
Union Hill Cafe 36 5 -
Sollitt Tap 34 9 -
The Line 30 4 -
Jimbo's Parkway Inn 30 2 -
Walmart Supercenter 1307 30 0 -
Oak Spring Golf Course 25 5 -
Kankakee River St Park Office 25 16 -
Essex Inn 25 4 -

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 Kankakee County? ▼
Kankakee County has 17,039 total drinking water violations across 65 water systems, of which 523 are health-based violations. 80.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Kankakee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Kankakee County serve approximately 95,216 people through 65 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Kankakee County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Kankakee County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Kankakee County? ▼
Water systems in Kankakee County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 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. 3.1% of Kankakee 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.