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KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT

PWS ID: IL3093922 · BOURBONNAIS, Illinois 60914

KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT serves 500 people in BOURBONNAIS, Illinois using Groundwater water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT

KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in BOURBONNAIS, Illinois (Kankakee County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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. KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT's 0 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.

Population Served
500
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

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

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 KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT.

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 IL3093922 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 KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IL regulator portal

Source: Illinois EPA — Bureau of Water

How KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT Compares

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

Metric KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 0 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 500 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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT water safe to drink? ▼
KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT (PWS ID: IL3093922) has 0 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT serve? ▼
KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT serves 500 people in BOURBONNAIS, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT have? ▼
KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT has 0 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT use? ▼
KANKAKEE RIVER ST PK/POTTAWAT 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.

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