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Community Water System · PWS IL0971060

Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association

Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 207 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

207
People served
190
EPA violations
110
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 190 drinking-water violations at Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association, 58% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

190
Total EPA violations on record
58%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
207
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association

Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 207 residents in Schaumburg, Illinois (Lake County) through 69 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 190 total violations for this system , of which 110 (58%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 63 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 Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 93 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association's 190 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
207
Total Violations
190
Health-Based Violations
110
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
69
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
110
Monitoring Violations
63
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 93 2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 17 2000
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 7 2024
Nitrate MR 4 2003
Cadmium MR 4 2002
Nickel MR 4 2002
Antimony, Total MR 4 2002
Selenium MR 4 2002
Barium MR 4 2002
Thallium, Total MR 4 2002
CYANIDE MR 4 2002
Chromium MR 4 2002
Mercury MR 4 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2002
Arsenic MR 4 2002
Fluoride MR 4 2002
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1999
Public Notice Other 2 2004
Chlorine MR 2 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2025

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 Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association.

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 IL0971060 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 Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association 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 1 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 7000
2024 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 7 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 4010
2006 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 0999
2005 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 93 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 4010
2004 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 7500
2003 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1040
2002 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1015
2002 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1036
2002 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1074
2002 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1045
2002 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1010
2002 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1085
2002 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1024
2002 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1020
2002 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / IL0971060 / 1035

How Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association Compares

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

Metric Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 190 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 110 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 207 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 Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association water safe to drink? ▼
Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association (PWS ID: IL0971060) has 190 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 207 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association serve? ▼
Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association serves 207 people in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 69 service connections.
What type of violations does Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association have? ▼
Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association has 190 total violations: 110 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association use? ▼
Briarcrest Sbdv Homeowners Association 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.