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Community Water System · PWS IL1970550

Manhattan

Operator location Manhattan, Illinois - 72% of 178 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 10,340 served per SDWIS.

10,340
People served (this PWS)
178
EPA violations (this PWS)
129
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Manhattan standing, high SDWIS violation third

72% of 178 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 72% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,554 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Manhattan sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (178), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (10,340; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 72% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#4,554 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#220 of 1,310
Population · IL
178
Total EPA violations on record
72%
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
3,653
County
Will
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
129
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 125 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2010
Chlorine MR 8 2011
Fluoride MR 4 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 4 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2017
Chromium MR 1 2011
Barium MR 1 2011
CYANIDE MR 1 2011
Beryllium, Total MR 1 2011
Mercury MR 1 2011
Thallium, Total MR 1 2011
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 1 2011
Selenium MR 1 2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977
Cadmium MR 1 2011
Nickel MR 1 2011
Antimony, Total MR 1 2011
Arsenic MR 1 2011

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Manhattan has 178 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 72% of this system's own violations are health-based (129 of 178), and it ranks #4,554 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)

178 Higher than most more violations than 84% 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
NFDHA 7/9/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/3/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/3/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/3/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/3/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/3/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/3/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Manhattan

129 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IL1970550.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Nationwide peers

178 violations · 10,340 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.

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 Manhattan

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
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

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