RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY
PWS ID: IL3029082 · SYCAMORE, Illinois 60178
RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY serves 100 people in SYCAMORE, Illinois using Groundwater water sources. It has 4 recorded EPA violations, including 0 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.
Water Quality Snapshot: RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY
RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in SYCAMORE, Illinois (DeKalb County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 4 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 4 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 Nitrate, recorded in 4 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. RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY's 4 violations sit below the Illinois average. Statewide, 199 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Public/Private
- Connections
- 1
- County
- DeKalb
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 4
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 2018 |
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 RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY.
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 IL3029082 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Illinois Drinking Water Authority
Illinois EPA — Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY under EPA-delegated authority.
Open IL regulator portalSource: 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 | 4 | SDWIS / IL3029082 / 1040 |
How RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | RUSSELLS FOREST PRESERVE - NATURE STUDY | Illinois avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 4 | 69.4 | SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 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 | 100 | 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 |
| Nitrate (as N) | 10 mg/L | Acute health risk for infants |
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