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Community Water System · PWS IL1830500

Aqua Illinois-Indianola

Kankakee, Illinois 60901 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 224 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

224
People served
123
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 123 drinking-water violations at Aqua Illinois-Indianola, 10% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

123
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
224
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aqua Illinois-Indianola

Aqua Illinois-Indianola is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 224 residents in Kankakee, Illinois (Vermilion County) through 123 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 123 total violations for this system , of which 12 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 96 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2005.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 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%).

Aqua Illinois-Indianola's 123 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
224
Total Violations
123
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
123
County
Vermilion
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
96
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 4 1994
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1994
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1994
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1994
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1994
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1994
Toluene MR 4 1994
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 1994
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 1994
Styrene MR 4 1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1994
Ethylbenzene MR 4 1994
Benzene MR 4 1994
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1994
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1994
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977

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 Aqua Illinois-Indianola.

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 IL1830500 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 Aqua Illinois-Indianola 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
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 3100
1994 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2955
1994 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2969
1994 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2979
1994 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2981
1994 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2982
1994 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2983
1994 Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2987
1994 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2989
1994 Toluene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2991
1994 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2964
1994 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2985
1994 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2984
1994 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1830500 / 2378

How Aqua Illinois-Indianola Compares

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

Metric Aqua Illinois-Indianola Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 123 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 224 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 Aqua Illinois-Indianola water safe to drink? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Indianola (PWS ID: IL1830500) has 123 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 224 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Aqua Illinois-Indianola serve? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Indianola serves 224 people in Kankakee, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 123 service connections.
What type of violations does Aqua Illinois-Indianola have? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Indianola has 123 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 96 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Aqua Illinois-Indianola water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aqua Illinois-Indianola under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aqua Illinois-Indianola use? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Indianola 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.