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Community Water System · PWS IL0915030

Aqua Illinois-Kankakee

Operator location Kankakee, Illinois - larger served population (> 3,309) at 80,000 people served; 21 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

80,000
People served (this PWS)
21
EPA violations (this PWS)
4
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Aqua Illinois-Kankakee standing, low SDWIS violation third

80,000 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 19% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #647 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Aqua Illinois-Kankakee is in the lower third by violation count (21; lower-third violation load (≤ 21 violations)). A low count does not mean the system is unmonitored - monitoring and reporting violations still appear in SDWIS. Population served is large (80,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 19% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#647 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#13 of 1,310
Population · IL
21
Total EPA violations on record
19%
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
Private
Connections
29,188
County
Kankakee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
13
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2025
TTHM MR 4 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2024
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977
Chloramine MR 1 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Aqua Illinois-Kankakee has 21 recorded EPA violations, 33% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 66% carry more. 19% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 21), and it ranks #647 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)

21 Lower than most fewer violations than 66% 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
PFPeA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/12/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/12/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/12/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/12/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/12/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/12/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/12/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/12/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/12/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/12/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Aqua Illinois-Kankakee

EPA SDWIS lists 80,000 people served and 29,188 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Nationwide peers

21 violations · 80,000 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with similarly light violation ledgers

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 Aqua Illinois-Kankakee

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
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

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