Community Water System · PWS IL1130750
Le Roy
Leroy, Illinois 61752 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,498 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 3,498
- People served
- 105
- EPA violations
- 64
- Health-based
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 105 drinking-water violations at Le Roy, 61% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.
- 105
- Total EPA violations on record
- 61%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 3,498
- People served by this system
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Le Roy
Le Roy is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,498 residents in Leroy, Illinois (McLean County) through 1,549 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 105 total violations for this system , of which 64 (61%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 29 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 30 violations (MCL, health-based). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.
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%).
Le Roy's 105 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,549
- County
- McLean
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 54
- Monitoring Violations
- 29
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 10
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 30 | 2015 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 18 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 10 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | 2005 |
| Public Notice | Other | 7 | 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | 2024 |
| Arsenic | MCL | 6 | 2006 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2001 |
| Nitrite | MR | 2 | 2005 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFNA | 7/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/12/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/12/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
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 Le Roy.
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 IL1130750 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Illinois Drinking Water Authority
Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Le Roy under EPA-delegated authority.
Open IL regulator portalSource: 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 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 18 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 2456 |
| 2025 | Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 7000 |
| 2025 | LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 5200 |
| 2024 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 2456 |
| 2023 | Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 10 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 5000 |
| 2023 | Public Notice | Other | 7 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 7500 |
| 2022 | TTHM | MR | 4 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 2950 |
| 2022 | Arsenic | MR | 4 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 1005 |
| 2015 | Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 30 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 3100 |
| 2006 | Arsenic | MCL | 6 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 1005 |
| 2005 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 8 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 3100 |
| 2005 | Nitrite | MR | 2 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 1041 |
| 2001 | Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 5000 |
| 1977 | Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | SDWIS / IL1130750 / 4000 |
How Le Roy Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Le Roy | Illinois avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 105 | 69.4 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 64 | 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 | 3,498 | 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 |
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