Community Water System · PWS IL0890800
South Elgin
Operator location South Elgin, Illinois - 26% of 38 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 23,648 served per SDWIS.
- 23,648
- People served (this PWS)
- 38
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 10
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 5 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
South Elgin standing, mid SDWIS violation third
26% of 38 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 26% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #2,368 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
South Elgin lands in the middle third by violation volume (38), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (23,648; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 26% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #2,368 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #102 of 1,310
- Population · IL
- 38
- Total EPA violations on record
- 26%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 8,725
- County
- Kane
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 16
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barium | MCL | 8 | 1999 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 2 | 2025 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
South Elgin has 38 recorded EPA violations, 49% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 50% carry more. 26% of this system's own violations are health-based (10 of 38), and it ranks #2,368 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)
38 Lower than most fewer violations than 50% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 18 of 464 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFUnA | 8/23/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/23/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/23/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/23/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/23/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/23/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/23/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/23/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/23/2023 | 5.70 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/23/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/23/2023 | 3.30 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/23/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/23/2023 | 6.20 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFBS | 8/23/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/23/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/23/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/23/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on South Elgin
10 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IL0890800.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water
Nationwide peers
38 violations · 23,648 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with South Elgin
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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