Community Water System · PWS IL1970150
Braidwood
Operator location Braidwood, Illinois - 68% of 165 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 6,194 served per SDWIS.
- 6,194
- People served (this PWS)
- 165
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 112
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Braidwood standing, high SDWIS violation third
68% of 165 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 68% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,676 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Braidwood sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (165), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (6,194; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 68% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #6,676 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #322 of 1,310
- Population · IL
- 165
- Total EPA violations on record
- 68%
- 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
- 2,254
- County
- Will
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 112
- Monitoring Violations
- 39
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MCL | 49 | 1993 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MCL | 44 | 1996 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 22 | 2015 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 19 | 2012 |
| Chlorine | MR | 6 | 2015 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2022 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2024 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| Diquat | MR | 4 | 2020 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 2 | 1999 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 1 | 1999 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Braidwood has 165 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 17% carry more. 68% of this system's own violations are health-based (112 of 165), and it ranks #6,676 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)
165 Higher than most more violations than 82% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFPO-DA | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/16/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/16/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/16/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/16/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/16/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/16/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/9/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/9/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/9/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/9/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Braidwood
112 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IL1970150.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water
Nationwide peers
165 violations · 6,194 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Braidwood
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
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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.