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Community Water System · PWS IL1130040

Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase

Bloomington, Illinois 61702 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,800
People served
17
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 17 drinking-water violations at Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase, 18% of them health-based - below the Illinois per-system average.

17
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase

Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,800 residents in Bloomington, Illinois (McLean County) through 661 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 17 total violations for this system , of which 3 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 14 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 4 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%).

Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase's 17 violations sit below 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
1,800
Total Violations
17
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
661
County
McLean
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
14
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2004
Chloramine MR 4 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2018
Nitrate MCL 2 1992
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2008
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 1994

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 Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase.

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 IL1130040 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 Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase 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
2018 Chloramine MR 4 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 1006
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 8000
2008 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 5000
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 3100
1994 Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 5000
1992 Nitrate MCL 2 SDWIS / IL1130040 / 1040

How Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase Compares

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

Metric Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 17 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 1,800 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 Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water safe to drink? ▼
Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase (PWS ID: IL1130040) has 17 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,800 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase serve? ▼
Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase serves 1,800 people in Bloomington, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 661 service connections.
What type of violations does Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase have? ▼
Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase has 17 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 14 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase use? ▼
Bloomington Township Pwd West Phase uses Surface Water 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.