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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3071324

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,000
People served
74
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 74 drinking-water violations at Waubonsee Community College, 5% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

74
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Waubonsee Community College

Waubonsee Community College is a public/private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,000 residents in Sugar Grove, Illinois (Kane County) through 15 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 74 total violations for this system , of which 4 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 61 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 22 violations (MON). 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%).

Waubonsee Community College's 74 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
2,000
Total Violations
74
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
15
County
Kane
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
61
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2025
Chlorine MR 18 2025
Arsenic MR 6 2008
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
TTHM MR 4 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2018
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2025
Nitrate MR 3 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2007

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 Waubonsee Community College.

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 IL3071324 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 Waubonsee Community College 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 8000
2025 Chlorine MR 18 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 8000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 5200
2018 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 2950
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 2456
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 5000
2008 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 1005
2008 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 1040
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / IL3071324 / 3100

How Waubonsee Community College Compares

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

Metric Waubonsee Community College Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 74 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 2,000 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 Waubonsee Community College water safe to drink? ▼
Waubonsee Community College (PWS ID: IL3071324) has 74 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,000 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Waubonsee Community College serve? ▼
Waubonsee Community College serves 2,000 people in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 15 service connections.
What type of violations does Waubonsee Community College have? ▼
Waubonsee Community College has 74 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 61 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Waubonsee Community College water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Waubonsee Community College under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Waubonsee Community College use? ▼
Waubonsee Community College 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.