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Community Water System · PWS IL0315175

Candlelight Village MHP

Farmington Hills, Illinois 48344 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 420 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

420
People served
96
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 96 drinking-water violations at Candlelight Village MHP, 3% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

96
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
420
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Candlelight Village MHP

Candlelight Village MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 420 residents in Farmington Hills, Illinois (Cook County) through 309 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 96 total violations for this system , of which 3 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 48 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 17 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Illinois, EPA tracks 5,117 public water systems serving 12,576,876 people, with 355,322 cumulative violations and 52,932 health-based violations on record. About 81% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69.4 violations. Statewide, 123 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.3%).

Candlelight Village MHP's 96 violations sit above the Illinois average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
420
Total Violations
96
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
309
County
Cook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
48
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2003
Arsenic MR 4 1985
Chromium MR 4 1985
Fluoride MR 4 1985
Mercury MR 4 1985
Barium MR 4 1985
Nitrate MR 4 1985
Cadmium MR 4 1985
Selenium MR 4 1985
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1999
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 1997

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Candlelight Village MHP.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IL0315175 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Illinois Drinking Water Authority

Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Candlelight Village MHP under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IL regulator portal

Source: Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 7000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 3100
1999 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 3100
1997 Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 5000
1985 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1005
1985 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1020
1985 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1025
1985 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1035
1985 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1010
1985 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1040
1985 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1015
1985 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0315175 / 1045

How Candlelight Village MHP Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Candlelight Village MHP Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 96 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 25.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 420 2,458 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,117 regulated public water systems in Illinois.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Candlelight Village MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Candlelight Village MHP (PWS ID: IL0315175) has 96 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 420 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Candlelight Village MHP serve? ▼
Candlelight Village MHP serves 420 people in Farmington Hills, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 309 service connections.
What type of violations does Candlelight Village MHP have? ▼
Candlelight Village MHP has 96 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 48 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Candlelight Village MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Candlelight Village MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Candlelight Village MHP use? ▼
Candlelight Village MHP uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.