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Community Water System · PWS IL1095200

Stratford West Association, Inc.

Macomb, Illinois 61455 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 44 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

44
People served
1,590
EPA violations
31
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,590 drinking-water violations at Stratford West Association, Inc., 2% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

1,590
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
44
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Stratford West Association, Inc.

Stratford West Association, Inc. is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 44 residents in Macomb, Illinois (McDonough County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,590 total violations for this system , of which 31 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,521 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 76 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%).

Stratford West Association, Inc.'s 1,590 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
44
Total Violations
1,590
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
McDonough
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
1,521
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 76 2001
Arsenic MR 24 2001
Chromium MR 24 2001
Fluoride MR 24 2001
Nickel MR 24 2001
Antimony, Total MR 24 2001
Beryllium, Total MR 24 2001
Thallium, Total MR 24 2001
Selenium MR 24 2001
Mercury MR 24 2001
Cadmium MR 24 2001
CYANIDE MR 24 2001
Barium MR 24 2001
BHC-GAMMA MR 22 2020
Methoxychlor MR 22 2020
Toxaphene MR 22 2020
Atrazine MR 22 2020
Heptachlor MR 22 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 22 2020
2,4-D MR 22 2020
Chlordane MR 22 2020
Endrin MR 22 2020
Dalapon MR 22 2020
Diquat MR 22 2020
Endothall MR 22 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 22 2020
Simazine MR 22 2020
Picloram MR 22 2020
Dinoseb MR 22 2020
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 22 2020

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 Stratford West Association, 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 IL1095200 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 Stratford West Association, 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
2023 Lead and Copper Rule TT 10 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 5000
2022 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 7500
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 16 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 7000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 8000
2021 Chlorine MR 11 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 8000
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2010
2020 Methoxychlor MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2015
2020 Toxaphene MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2020
2020 Atrazine MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2050
2020 Heptachlor MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2065
2020 Heptachlor epoxide MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2067
2020 2,4-D MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2105
2020 Chlordane MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2959
2020 Endrin MR 22 SDWIS / IL1095200 / 2005

How Stratford West Association, Inc. Compares

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

Metric Stratford West Association, Inc. Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,590 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 31 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 44 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 Stratford West Association, Inc. water safe to drink? ▼
Stratford West Association, Inc. (PWS ID: IL1095200) has 1590 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 44 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Stratford West Association, Inc. serve? ▼
Stratford West Association, Inc. serves 44 people in Macomb, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Stratford West Association, Inc. have? ▼
Stratford West Association, Inc. has 1,590 total violations: 31 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,521 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Stratford West Association, Inc. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Stratford West Association, Inc. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Stratford West Association, Inc. use? ▼
Stratford West Association, 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.