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Community Water System · PWS IL1977490

Southeast Joliet SD

Operator location Joliet, Illinois - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 338 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,000 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

2,000
People served (this PWS) Middle third of systems
338
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
12
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Southeast Joliet SD standing, high SDWIS violation third

338 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #13,559 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Southeast Joliet SD sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (338), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,000 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#13,559 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#588 of 1,310
Population · IL
338
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
14/100
Southeast Joliet SD

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
12
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
326
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
627
County
Will
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
289
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 40 2013
Chlorine MR 24 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 13 1994
Trichloroethylene MR 13 1994
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 13 1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 13 1994
Carbon tetrachloride MR 13 1994
Benzene MR 13 1994
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2025
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 1994
Xylenes, Total MR 10 1994
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 1994
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 1994
Ethylbenzene MR 10 1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 1994
Toluene MR 10 1994
Styrene MR 10 1994
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 1994
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 1999
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 1994
Public Notice Other 7 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2025
Nitrate MR 3 1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 1994
TTHM MR 3 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2025
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 1994
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 1994

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Southeast Joliet SD has 338 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 8% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (12 of 338), and it ranks #13,559 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)

338 Higher than most more violations than 92% 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

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Southeast Joliet SD plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Southeast Joliet SD-338, 4%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

SDWIS compliance record for Southeast Joliet SD

338 violations on record for IL1977490; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Nationwide peers

338 violations · 2,000 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 near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Southeast Joliet SD

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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