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Community Water System · PWS IL0895550

Powers Water Co, Inc.

Fox River Grove, Illinois 60021 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 216 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

216
People served
118
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 118 drinking-water violations at Powers Water Co, Inc. - above the Illinois per-system average.

118
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
216
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Powers Water Co, Inc.

Powers Water Co, Inc. is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 216 residents in Fox River Grove, Illinois (Kane County) through 68 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 118 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, recorded in 16 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, 123 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.3%).

Powers Water Co, Inc.'s 118 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
216
Total Violations
118
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
68
County
Kane
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 16 1982
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2021
Chlorine MR 12 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2021
Public Notice Other 5 2019
Arsenic MR 4 1982
Cadmium MR 4 1982
Barium MR 4 1982
Fluoride MR 4 1982
Chromium MR 4 1982
Selenium MR 4 1982
Nitrate MR 4 1982
Mercury MR 4 1982

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 Powers Water Co, Inc..

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 IL0895550 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 Powers Water Co, Inc. 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 8000
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 7000
2021 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 0999
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 5000
2019 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 7500
1982 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 16 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 4000
1982 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1005
1982 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1015
1982 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1010
1982 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1025
1982 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1020
1982 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1045
1982 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1040
1982 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / IL0895550 / 1035

How Powers Water Co, Inc. Compares

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

Metric Powers Water Co, Inc. Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 118 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 216 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 Powers Water Co, Inc. water safe to drink? ▼
Powers Water Co, Inc. (PWS ID: IL0895550) has 118 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 216 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Powers Water Co, Inc. serve? ▼
Powers Water Co, Inc. serves 216 people in Fox River Grove, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 68 service connections.
What type of violations does Powers Water Co, Inc. have? ▼
Powers Water Co, Inc. has 118 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Powers Water Co, Inc. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Powers Water Co, Inc. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Powers Water Co, Inc. use? ▼
Powers Water Co, Inc. 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.