Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3137349

Kiddy Garden

Hawthorn Wood, Illinois 60047 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 90 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

90
People served: 1,050
EPA violations: 0
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,050 drinking-water violations at Kiddy Garden - above the Illinois per-system average.

1,050
Total EPA violations on record: 0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 90
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kiddy Garden

Kiddy Garden is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 90 residents in Hawthorn Wood, Illinois (Lake County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,050 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 1,050 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Trichloroethylene, recorded in 32 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%).

Kiddy Garden's 1,050 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

Total Violations

1,050

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Lake
School/Daycare: Yes
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 1,050
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Trichloroethylene	MR	32	2020
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	32	2020
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	32	2020
Toluene	MR	32	2020
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	32	2020
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	32	2020
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	32	2020
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	32	2020
Vinyl chloride	MR	32	2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	32	2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	32	2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	32	2020
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	32	2020
Benzene	MR	32	2020
Styrene	MR	32	2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	32	2020
Xylenes, Total	MR	32	2020
Ethylbenzene	MR	32	2020
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	32	2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	32	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	32	2020
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	19	2020
2,4-D	MR	17	2020
2,4,5-TP	MR	17	2020
Pentachlorophenol	MR	17	2020
BHC-GAMMA	MR	15	2012
Carbofuran	MR	15	2012
Atrazine	MR	15	2012
LASSO	MR	15	2012
Heptachlor	MR	15	2012

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 Kiddy Garden.

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 IL3137349 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 Kiddy Garden 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
2020	Trichloroethylene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2984
2020	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2987
2020	CHLOROBENZENE	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2989
2020	Toluene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2991
2020	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2982
2020	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2964
2020	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2968
2020	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2969
2020	Vinyl chloride	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2976
2020	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2977
2020	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2979
2020	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2981
2020	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2983
2020	Benzene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2990
2020	Styrene	MR	32	SDWIS / IL3137349 / 2996

How Kiddy Garden Compares

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

Metric	Kiddy Garden	Illinois avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	1,050	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	90	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 Kiddy Garden water safe to drink? ▼

Kiddy Garden (PWS ID: IL3137349) has 1050 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 90 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Kiddy Garden serve? ▼

Kiddy Garden serves 90 people in Hawthorn Wood, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Kiddy Garden have? ▼

Kiddy Garden has 1,050 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,050 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Kiddy Garden water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Kiddy Garden under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Kiddy Garden use? ▼

Kiddy Garden 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.