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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3127498

Ingleside Headstart

Antioch, Illinois 60002 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
111
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 111 drinking-water violations at Ingleside Headstart - above the Illinois per-system average.

111
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ingleside Headstart

Ingleside Headstart is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Antioch, Illinois (Lake County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 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 111 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2014.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 23 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, 123 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.3%).

Ingleside Headstart's 111 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
120
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
1
County
Lake
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
111
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2009
TTHM MR 7 2009
2,4-D MR 2 1996
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 1996
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 1996
Chlordane MR 2 1996
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1996
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 1996
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1996
Benzene MR 2 1996
Styrene MR 2 1996
Methoxychlor MR 2 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2014
Toxaphene MR 2 1996
Atrazine MR 2 1996
Heptachlor MR 2 1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1996
Toluene MR 2 1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1996
LASSO MR 2 1996
Carbofuran MR 2 1996
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 1996

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 Ingleside Headstart.

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 IL3127498 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 Ingleside Headstart 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
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 3100
2014 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 1040
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 23 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 5000
2009 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2456
2009 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2950
1996 2,4-D MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2105
1996 Pentachlorophenol MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2326
1996 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2946
1996 Chlordane MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2959
1996 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2378
1996 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2955
1996 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2964
1996 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2977
1996 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2980
1996 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / IL3127498 / 2982

How Ingleside Headstart Compares

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

Metric Ingleside Headstart Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 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 25.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 120 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 Ingleside Headstart water safe to drink? ▼
Ingleside Headstart (PWS ID: IL3127498) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ingleside Headstart serve? ▼
Ingleside Headstart serves 120 people in Antioch, Illinois. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Ingleside Headstart have? ▼
Ingleside Headstart has 111 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 111 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ingleside Headstart water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ingleside Headstart under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ingleside Headstart use? ▼
Ingleside Headstart 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.