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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3024281

Mother Teresa Catholic Academy

Crete, Illinois 60417 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 220 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

220
People served
2,381
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2,381 drinking-water violations at Mother Teresa Catholic Academy - above the Illinois per-system average.

2,381
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
220
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mother Teresa Catholic Academy

Mother Teresa Catholic Academy is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 220 residents in Crete, Illinois (Will County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2,381 total violations for this system , of which 4 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 2,366 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 1,2-Dichloroethane, recorded in 65 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%).

Mother Teresa Catholic Academy's 2,381 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
220
Total Violations
2,381
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Will
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
2,366
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 65 2019
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 65 2019
Carbon tetrachloride MR 65 2019
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 65 2019
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 65 2019
Toluene MR 65 2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 65 2019
Xylenes, Total MR 65 2019
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 65 2019
Tetrachloroethylene MR 65 2019
Benzene MR 65 2019
Ethylbenzene MR 65 2019
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 2019
Vinyl chloride MR 65 2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2019
CHLOROBENZENE MR 65 2019
Styrene MR 65 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2019
Trichloroethylene MR 65 2019
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 65 2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 65 2019
BHC-GAMMA MR 42 2009
Methoxychlor MR 42 2009
Carbofuran MR 42 2009
LASSO MR 42 2009
Toxaphene MR 42 2009
2,4,5-TP MR 42 2009
Pentachlorophenol MR 42 2009
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 42 2009
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 42 2009

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 Mother Teresa Catholic Academy.

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 IL3024281 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 Mother Teresa Catholic Academy 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
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 5200
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 7500
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 32 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 5000
2019 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2980
2019 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2981
2019 Carbon tetrachloride MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2982
2019 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2983
2019 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2985
2019 Toluene MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2991
2019 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2378
2019 Xylenes, Total MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2955
2019 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2964
2019 Tetrachloroethylene MR 65 SDWIS / IL3024281 / 2987

How Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Compares

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

Metric Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2,381 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 220 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 Mother Teresa Catholic Academy water safe to drink? ▼
Mother Teresa Catholic Academy (PWS ID: IL3024281) has 2381 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 220 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Mother Teresa Catholic Academy serve? ▼
Mother Teresa Catholic Academy serves 220 people in Crete, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Mother Teresa Catholic Academy have? ▼
Mother Teresa Catholic Academy has 2,381 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 2,366 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Mother Teresa Catholic Academy water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Mother Teresa Catholic Academy under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Mother Teresa Catholic Academy use? ▼
Mother Teresa Catholic Academy 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.