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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3014977

Shore Acres (14977)

Waukegan, Illinois 60085 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 170 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

170
People served
90
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 90 drinking-water violations at Shore Acres (14977), 1% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

90
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
170
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Shore Acres (14977)

Shore Acres (14977) is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 170 residents in Waukegan, Illinois (Lake County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 90 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 89 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Cadmium, recorded in 2 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, 123 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.3%).

Shore Acres (14977)'s 90 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
170
Total Violations
90
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
89
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Cadmium MR 2 1996
Chromium MR 2 1996
CYANIDE MR 2 1996
Mercury MR 2 1996
Antimony, Total MR 2 1996
Beryllium, Total MR 2 1996
Thallium, Total MR 2 1996
Selenium MR 2 1996
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 1996
Toxaphene MR 2 1996
Heptachlor MR 2 1996
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 1996
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1996
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 1996
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 1996
Chlordane MR 2 1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1996
Vinyl chloride MR 2 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1996
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 1996
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1996
Styrene MR 2 1996
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1996
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
Methoxychlor MR 2 1996
Atrazine MR 2 1996

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 Shore Acres (14977).

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 IL3014977 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 Shore Acres (14977) 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
2018 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1040
1996 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1015
1996 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1020
1996 CYANIDE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1024
1996 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1035
1996 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1074
1996 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1075
1996 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1085
1996 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 1045
1996 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2010
1996 Toxaphene MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2020
1996 Heptachlor MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2065
1996 Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2067
1996 2,4,5-TP MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2110
1996 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3014977 / 2931

How Shore Acres (14977) Compares

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

Metric Shore Acres (14977) Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 90 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 25.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 170 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 Shore Acres (14977) water safe to drink? ▼
Shore Acres (14977) (PWS ID: IL3014977) has 90 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 170 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Shore Acres (14977) serve? ▼
Shore Acres (14977) serves 170 people in Waukegan, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Shore Acres (14977) have? ▼
Shore Acres (14977) has 90 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 89 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Shore Acres (14977) water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Shore Acres (14977) under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Shore Acres (14977) use? ▼
Shore Acres (14977) uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.