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Saline County, Illinois

Water Systems
15
Population Served
25,649
Total Violations
484
36 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

86.7%
Systems with Violations
32.3
Avg Violations per System
7.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
11 systems (73%)
SW
4 systems (27%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (13)

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
Harrisburg 8,524 39 Clean
Eldorado 4,715 38 Clean
Saline Valley Conservancy District 3,921 31 Clean
Carrier Mills 2,085 82 -
Mitchellsville Pwd 1,970 14 -
Liberty-Ledford Pwd 1,195 11 -
Prospect Water District 1,140 21 -
Galatia 989 83 -
Raleigh Water District 605 13 -
Stonefort 234 88 -
Muddy 171 33 -
Usfs Garden of the Gods Campgd 25 25 -
Kroger #L-642 25 0 -
Walmart Supercenter 0237 Harrisburg 25 0 -
Ice House Harrisburg 25 6 -

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 Saline County? ▼
Saline County has 484 total drinking water violations across 15 water systems, of which 36 are health-based violations. 86.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Saline County systems? ▼
Water systems in Saline County serve approximately 25,649 people through 15 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Saline County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Saline County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Saline County? ▼
Water systems in Saline County use GW (11 systems), SW (4 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. 7.4% of Saline 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.