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Community Water System · PWS IL1330020

Fountain Water District

Operator location Valmeyer, Illinois - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,650 people served; 26 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

3,650
People served (this PWS)
26
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Fountain Water District standing, mid SDWIS violation third

3,650 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 12% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,372 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Fountain Water District lands in the middle third by violation volume (26), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (3,650; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 12% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#9,372 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#433 of 1,310
Population · IL
26
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,460
County
Monroe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2024
Chlorine MR 4 2011
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Fountain Water District has 26 recorded EPA violations, 38% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 61% carry more. 12% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 26), and it ranks #9,372 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

26 Lower than most fewer violations than 61% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/7/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/7/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/7/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/7/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/7/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/7/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/7/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/7/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/7/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/7/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/7/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/7/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/7/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 11/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 11/6/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 11/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 11/6/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 11/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 11/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 11/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 11/6/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 11/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 11/6/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 11/6/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 11/6/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 11/6/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 11/6/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Fountain Water District

EPA SDWIS lists 3,650 people served and 1,460 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Nationwide peers

26 violations · 3,650 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Fountain Water District

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Illinois compares on the same EPA violation measures. Illinois systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater