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Community Water System · PWS IL0630050

Braceville

Braceville, Illinois 60407-0187 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

800
People served
210
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 210 drinking-water violations at Braceville, 10% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

210
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Braceville

Braceville is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 800 residents in Braceville, Illinois (Grundy County) through 328 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 210 total violations for this system , of which 21 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 132 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 29 violations (MR). 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, 199 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Braceville's 210 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
800
Total Violations
210
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
328
County
Grundy
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
17
Monitoring Violations
132
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 29 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2005
Chlorine MR 15 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2019
Fluoride MR 4 2020
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2020
Heptachlor MR 4 2020
LASSO MR 4 2020
Simazine MR 4 2020
Toxaphene MR 4 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 2020
Methoxychlor MR 4 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2025
Chlordane MR 4 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 2020
Atrazine MR 4 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 4 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2020
Endrin MR 4 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2020
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 3 2002
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1997
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977

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 Braceville.

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 IL0630050 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 Braceville 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 Chlorine MR 15 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 8000
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 5000
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 5200
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 7000
2025 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 5200
2020 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 1025
2020 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 1075
2020 Heptachlor MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2065
2020 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2051
2020 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2037
2020 Toxaphene MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2020
2020 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2067
2020 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 SDWIS / IL0630050 / 2383

How Braceville Compares

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

Metric Braceville Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 210 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 800 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 Braceville water safe to drink? ▼
Braceville (PWS ID: IL0630050) has 210 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Braceville serve? ▼
Braceville serves 800 people in Braceville, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 328 service connections.
What type of violations does Braceville have? ▼
Braceville has 210 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 132 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Braceville water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Braceville under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Braceville use? ▼
Braceville 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.