Community Water System · PWS IL1990550
Marion
Operator location Marion, Illinois - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 136 violations and 16,855 people served.
- 16,855
- People served (this PWS)
- 136
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 28
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 1 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Marion standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 21% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #3,127 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Marion sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (136), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (16,855; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 21% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #3,127 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #152 of 1,310
- Population · IL
- 136
- Total EPA violations on record
- 21%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 9,812
- County
- Williamson
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 25
- Monitoring Violations
- 92
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 23 | 1985 |
| Nitrate | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Arsenic | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Cadmium | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Barium | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Chromium | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Fluoride | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Mercury | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| Selenium | MR | 9 | 1988 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 9 | 2011 |
| Chloramine | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2002 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2011 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1997 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 1 | 2011 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 1 | 2011 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Marion has 136 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 21% carry more. 21% of this system's own violations are health-based (28 of 136), and it ranks #3,127 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)
136 Higher than most more violations than 79% 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. 2 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeS | 9/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/11/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/11/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/11/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/11/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/11/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/11/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/12/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/12/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/12/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/12/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/12/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/12/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/12/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/12/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/12/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Marion
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS IL1990550 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water
Nationwide peers
136 violations · 16,855 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 Marion
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