PRAIRIE PATH WATER CO-WHISPERING HILLS
PWS ID: IL1115700 · MCHENRY, Illinois 60050
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
8,300
Total Violations
76
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 2,371
- County
- McHenry
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 10
- Monitoring Violations
- 29
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 20 | 2023 |
| Public Notice | Other | 12 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 10 | 2009 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2003 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 3 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2018 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 300 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/16/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/16/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.