Question 1

Is Ringwood Primary Center water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Ringwood Primary Center (PWS ID: IL3001131) has 270 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 170 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Ringwood Primary Center serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Ringwood Primary Center serves 170 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of McHenry or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in McHenry, Illinois.

Question 3

What type of violations does Ringwood Primary Center have?

Accepted Answer

Ringwood Primary Center has 270 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 268 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Ringwood Primary Center water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Ringwood Primary Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Ringwood Primary Center use?

Accepted Answer

Ringwood Primary Center uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Ringwood Primary Center's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Ringwood Primary Center has 270 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 11% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 89% of that cohort has fewer violations than Ringwood Primary Center. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	2024
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2013
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2013
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2013
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2013
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2013
Benzene	MR	5	2013
Toluene	MR	5	2013
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2013
Styrene	MR	5	2013
BHC-GAMMA	MR	5	2011
Toxaphene	MR	5	2011
Diquat	MR	5	2011
Endothall	MR	5	2011
Picloram	MR	5	2011
Carbofuran	MR	5	2011
Atrazine	MR	5	2011
2,4-D	MR	5	2011
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	5	2011
Chlordane	MR	5	2011
Barium	MR	5	2011
Cadmium	MR	5	2011
Chromium	MR	5	2011
Mercury	MR	5	2011
Antimony, Total	MR	5	2011
Beryllium, Total	MR	5	2011
Thallium, Total	MR	5	2011
Selenium	MR	5	2011

Ringwood Primary Center

Ringwood Primary Center standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Ringwood Primary Center

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load