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Whiteside County, Illinois

Water Systems
62
Population Served
41,278
Total Violations
1,695
202 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

87.1%
Systems with Violations
27.3
Avg Violations per System
11.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (81%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

Whiteside 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
IL American-Sterling 14,782 17 Clean
Rock Falls 8,620 142 Detected
Morrison 4,188 4 Clean
Fulton 3,346 21 Detected
Prophetstown 2,100 44 -
Erie 1,600 46 -
Albany 846 115 -
Tampico 689 15 -
Lyndon 537 46 -
Sterling Steel 500 10 -
Crystal Lake Recreation Beach 300 21 -
Morrison Rockwood St Park -Campground 250 8 -
Morrison Rockwood St Park - Lakeview 250 4 -
Montmorency School 250 205 -
Country Acres MHP (Whiteside County) 232 65 -
Kingdom Life Community Church 200 3 -
Crow Valley Campground 150 17 -
Morrison Rockwood St Park-Equestrian 150 8 -
Spring Valley Reformed Church 150 8 -
Riverside Estates MHP 120 114 -
Rock River Golf and Pool 120 2 -
Erie Campground 100 22 -
Blue Lake Resort 100 5 -
Leisure Lake Campground/E Side 100 6 -
Pjs Skybox 100 2 -
Our Savior Lutheran 85 0 -
Riverdale Preschool Center 80 78 -
Honeycutt Hill MHP LLC 75 41 -
The Happy Spot 75 10 -
Ifh Group 75 187 -
Ruffit Park (97121) 75 32 -
Leisure Lake Campground Entrance 75 4 -
The Forest Inn 75 6 -
Deer Valley Country Club 75 8 -
Newton Zion Reformed Church 65 11 -
Camp Merrill Benson 53 4 -
Rivers Edge Resort 50 4 -
Fulton Country Club 40 16 -
Aurelio's Cake Factory 25 0 -
Fenton United Methodist Church 25 7 -
Prophet Hills Country Club 25 8 -
Emersons 25 1 -
Hunters Sports Bar 2 25 10 -
Leisure Lake Campground Comfort 25 4 -
Harvest Time Bible Church Education 25 20 -
Harvest Time Bible Ch-Fellowsh 25 9 -
Harvest Time Bible Ch-Auditor 25 11 -
New Hope Baptist Church of Como 25 6 -
Sav a Lot Rock Falls 25 0 -
Kroger Store J-953 25 0 -

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 Whiteside County? ▼
Whiteside County has 1,695 total drinking water violations across 62 water systems, of which 202 are health-based violations. 87.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Whiteside County systems? ▼
Water systems in Whiteside County serve approximately 41,278 people through 62 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Whiteside County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Whiteside County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Whiteside County? ▼
Water systems in Whiteside County use GW (50 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. 11.9% of Whiteside 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.