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Community Water System · PWS IL1970060

Aqua Illinois-Village Woods

Kankakee, Illinois 60901 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

800
People served
38
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 38 drinking-water violations at Aqua Illinois-Village Woods - below the Illinois per-system average.

38
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aqua Illinois-Village Woods

Aqua Illinois-Village Woods is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 800 residents in Kankakee, Illinois (Will County) through 315 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 38 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 36 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 1999.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Barium, recorded in 3 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-Village Woods's 38 violations sit below 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
800
Total Violations
38
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
315
County
Will
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
36
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Barium MR 3 1999
Cadmium MR 3 1999
Chromium MR 3 1999
CYANIDE MR 3 1999
Mercury MR 3 1999
Nickel MR 3 1999
Selenium MR 3 1999
Beryllium, Total MR 3 1999
Thallium, Total MR 3 1999
Arsenic MR 3 1999
Fluoride MR 3 1999
Antimony, Total MR 3 1999

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-Village Woods.

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 IL1970060 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-Village Woods 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
1999 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1010
1999 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1015
1999 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1020
1999 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1024
1999 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1035
1999 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1036
1999 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1045
1999 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1075
1999 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1085
1999 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1005
1999 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1025
1999 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / IL1970060 / 1074

How Aqua Illinois-Village Woods Compares

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

Metric Aqua Illinois-Village Woods Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 38 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 800 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-Village Woods water safe to drink? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Village Woods (PWS ID: IL1970060) has 38 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Aqua Illinois-Village Woods serve? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Village Woods serves 800 people in Kankakee, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 315 service connections.
What type of violations does Aqua Illinois-Village Woods have? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Village Woods has 38 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 36 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-Village Woods water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aqua Illinois-Village Woods under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aqua Illinois-Village Woods use? ▼
Aqua Illinois-Village Woods 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.