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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3005298

Donovan Grade School

Donovan, Illinois 60931 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 231 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

231
People served
617
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 617 drinking-water violations at Donovan Grade School - above the Illinois per-system average.

617
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
231
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Donovan Grade School

Donovan Grade School is a public/private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 231 residents in Donovan, Illinois (Iroquois County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 617 total violations for this system , of which 2 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 614 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is BHC-GAMMA, recorded in 18 violations (MR). 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%).

Donovan Grade School's 617 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
231
Total Violations
617
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
1
County
Iroquois
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
614
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
BHC-GAMMA MR 18 2013
Methoxychlor MR 18 2013
Atrazine MR 18 2013
LASSO MR 18 2013
Heptachlor MR 18 2013
Heptachlor epoxide MR 18 2013
Chlordane MR 18 2013
Toxaphene MR 18 2013
Carbofuran MR 18 2013
2,4,5-TP MR 18 2013
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 18 2013
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 18 2013
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 2013
2,4-D MR 18 2013
Pentachlorophenol MR 18 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 12 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2013
Vinyl chloride MR 12 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 12 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 12 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 12 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2013
Benzene MR 12 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 12 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2013

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 Donovan Grade School.

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 IL3005298 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 Donovan Grade School 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
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 5000
2013 BHC-GAMMA MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2010
2013 Methoxychlor MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2015
2013 Atrazine MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2050
2013 LASSO MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2051
2013 Heptachlor MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2065
2013 Heptachlor epoxide MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2067
2013 Chlordane MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2959
2013 Toxaphene MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2020
2013 Carbofuran MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2046
2013 2,4,5-TP MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2110
2013 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2383
2013 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2931
2013 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2946
2013 2,4-D MR 18 SDWIS / IL3005298 / 2105

How Donovan Grade School Compares

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

Metric Donovan Grade School Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 617 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 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 231 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 Donovan Grade School water safe to drink? ▼
Donovan Grade School (PWS ID: IL3005298) has 617 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 231 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Donovan Grade School serve? ▼
Donovan Grade School serves 231 people in Donovan, Illinois. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Donovan Grade School have? ▼
Donovan Grade School has 617 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 614 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Donovan Grade School water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Donovan Grade School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Donovan Grade School use? ▼
Donovan Grade School 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.
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.