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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3019463

Congregation Beth Judea

Waukegan, Illinois 60085 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
3,204
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 3,204 drinking-water violations at Congregation Beth Judea - above the Illinois per-system average.

3,204
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Congregation Beth Judea

Congregation Beth Judea is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 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 3,204 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 3,202 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 Xylenes, Total, recorded in 74 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%).

Congregation Beth Judea's 3,204 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
25
Total Violations
3,204
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lake
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
3,202
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Xylenes, Total MR 74 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 74 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 74 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 74 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 74 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 74 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 74 2020
Benzene MR 74 2020
Toluene MR 74 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 74 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 74 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 74 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 74 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 74 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 74 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 74 2020
Styrene MR 74 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 74 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 74 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 74 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 74 2020
Atrazine MR 62 2017
Toxaphene MR 62 2017
Carbofuran MR 62 2017
LASSO MR 62 2017
Heptachlor MR 62 2017
2,4-D MR 62 2017
2,4,5-TP MR 62 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 62 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 62 2017

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 Congregation Beth Judea.

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 IL3019463 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 Congregation Beth Judea 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 58 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 5000
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2955
2020 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2968
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2976
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2977
2020 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2983
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2984
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2985
2020 Benzene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2991
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2992
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2378
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2380
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2964
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 74 SDWIS / IL3019463 / 2979

How Congregation Beth Judea Compares

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

Metric Congregation Beth Judea Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 3,204 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 25 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 Congregation Beth Judea water safe to drink? ▼
Congregation Beth Judea (PWS ID: IL3019463) has 3204 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Congregation Beth Judea serve? ▼
Congregation Beth Judea serves 25 people in Waukegan, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Congregation Beth Judea have? ▼
Congregation Beth Judea has 3,204 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 3,202 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Congregation Beth Judea water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Congregation Beth Judea under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Congregation Beth Judea use? ▼
Congregation Beth Judea 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.