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Community Water System · PWS IL1190120

Forge at the Lake

Metamore, Illinois 61548 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 387 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

387
People served
397
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 397 drinking-water violations at Forge at the Lake, 1% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

397
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
387
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Forge at the Lake

Forge at the Lake is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 387 residents in Metamore, Illinois (Madison County) through 129 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 397 total violations for this system , of which 5 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 300 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 160 violations (MON). 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%).

Forge at the Lake's 397 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
387
Total Violations
397
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
129
County
Madison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
300
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 160 2023
Public Notice Other 78 2024
Chloramine MR 55 2023
TTHM MR 26 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 25 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2005
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 2006

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 Forge at the Lake.

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 IL1190120 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 Forge at the Lake 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 TTHM MR 26 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 2950
2024 Public Notice Other 78 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 7500
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 160 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 8000
2023 Chloramine MR 55 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 1006
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 25 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 2456
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 22 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 5000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 7000
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 3100
2006 Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 5000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / IL1190120 / 3100

How Forge at the Lake Compares

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

Metric Forge at the Lake Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 397 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 387 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 Forge at the Lake water safe to drink? ▼
Forge at the Lake (PWS ID: IL1190120) has 397 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 387 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Forge at the Lake serve? ▼
Forge at the Lake serves 387 people in Metamore, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 129 service connections.
What type of violations does Forge at the Lake have? ▼
Forge at the Lake has 397 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 300 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Forge at the Lake water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Forge at the Lake under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Forge at the Lake use? ▼
Forge at the Lake 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.