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Community Water System · PWS IL1135689

Meadows Mennonite Home

Chenoa, Illinois 61726 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 140 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

140
People served
140
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 140 drinking-water violations at Meadows Mennonite Home, 11% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

140
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
140
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Meadows Mennonite Home

Meadows Mennonite Home is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 140 residents in Chenoa, Illinois (McLean County) through 45 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 140 total violations for this system , of which 15 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 97 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 55 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%).

Meadows Mennonite Home's 140 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
140
Total Violations
140
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
45
County
McLean
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
97
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 55 2013
Chlorine MR 14 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2024
Lead and Copper Rule TT 10 1998
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2024
TTHM MR 8 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 5 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Public Notice Other 4 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2024
Nitrate MR 4 2023

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 Meadows Mennonite Home.

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 IL1135689 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 Meadows Mennonite Home 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 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 7500
2024 Chlorine MR 14 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 0999
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 7000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 5 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 2456
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 1040
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 5000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 55 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 3100
1998 Lead and Copper Rule TT 10 SDWIS / IL1135689 / 5000

How Meadows Mennonite Home Compares

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

Metric Meadows Mennonite Home Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 140 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 140 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 Meadows Mennonite Home water safe to drink? ▼
Meadows Mennonite Home (PWS ID: IL1135689) has 140 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 140 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Meadows Mennonite Home serve? ▼
Meadows Mennonite Home serves 140 people in Chenoa, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 45 service connections.
What type of violations does Meadows Mennonite Home have? ▼
Meadows Mennonite Home has 140 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 97 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Meadows Mennonite Home water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Meadows Mennonite Home under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Meadows Mennonite Home use? ▼
Meadows Mennonite Home 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.