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Community Water System · PWS IL0311320

Hometown

Operator location Hometown, Illinois - 28% of 32 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 4,240 served per SDWIS.

4,240
People served (this PWS)
32
EPA violations (this PWS)
9
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Hometown standing, mid SDWIS violation third

28% of 32 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 28% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #8,545 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Hometown lands in the middle third by violation volume (32), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (4,240; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 28% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#8,545 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#402 of 1,310
Population · IL
32
Total EPA violations on record
28%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,796
County
Cook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 1993
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 1993
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2020

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Hometown has 32 recorded EPA violations, 44% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 55% carry more. 28% of this system's own violations are health-based (9 of 32), and it ranks #8,545 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

32 Lower than most fewer violations than 55% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/6/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/6/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/6/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/6/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/6/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/6/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/8/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/8/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/8/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/8/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/8/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/8/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/8/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/8/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/8/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Hometown

9 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IL0311320.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Nationwide peers

32 violations · 4,240 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Hometown

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Illinois compares on the same EPA violation measures. Illinois systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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