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Community Water System · PWS IL1975600

East Moreland Wtr Service Assn

Joliet, Illinois 60433 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,320 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,320
People served
154
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 154 drinking-water violations at East Moreland Wtr Service Assn, 5% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

154
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,320
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: East Moreland Wtr Service Assn

East Moreland Wtr Service Assn is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,320 residents in Joliet, Illinois (Will County) through 240 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 154 total violations for this system , of which 8 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 62 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 22 violations (Other). 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%).

East Moreland Wtr Service Assn's 154 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
1,320
Total Violations
154
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
240
County
Will
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
62
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 22 2025
Chlorine MR 16 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2015
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2025
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 2016
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2020
Methoxychlor MR 3 2020
Chlordane MR 3 2020
Endrin MR 3 2020
Endothall MR 3 2023
Heptachlor MR 3 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2016
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 East Moreland Wtr Service Assn.

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 IL1975600 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 East Moreland Wtr Service Assn 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
2025 Public Notice Other 22 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 7500
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 7000
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 5200
2023 Endothall MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2033
2020 Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2067
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2010
2020 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2042
2020 Methoxychlor MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2015
2020 Chlordane MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2959
2020 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2005
2020 Heptachlor MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2065
2020 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2274
2016 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 4 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 2035
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IL1975600 / 5000

How East Moreland Wtr Service Assn Compares

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

Metric East Moreland Wtr Service Assn Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 154 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 1,320 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 East Moreland Wtr Service Assn water safe to drink? ▼
East Moreland Wtr Service Assn (PWS ID: IL1975600) has 154 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,320 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does East Moreland Wtr Service Assn serve? ▼
East Moreland Wtr Service Assn serves 1,320 people in Joliet, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 240 service connections.
What type of violations does East Moreland Wtr Service Assn have? ▼
East Moreland Wtr Service Assn has 154 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in East Moreland Wtr Service Assn water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for East Moreland Wtr Service Assn under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does East Moreland Wtr Service Assn use? ▼
East Moreland Wtr Service Assn 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.