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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3139055

Boley Tool and Machine Works

Peoria, Illinois 61605 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
2,188
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2,188 drinking-water violations at Boley Tool and Machine Works - above the Illinois per-system average.

2,188
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Boley Tool and Machine Works

Boley Tool and Machine Works is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Peoria, Illinois (Tazewell County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2,188 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 2,187 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Simazine, recorded in 49 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, 199 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Boley Tool and Machine Works's 2,188 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
100
Total Violations
2,188
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Tazewell
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
2,187
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Simazine MR 49 2014
LASSO MR 49 2014
2,4-D MR 49 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 49 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 49 2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 49 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 49 2014
Methoxychlor MR 49 2014
Endothall MR 49 2014
Atrazine MR 49 2014
Heptachlor MR 49 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 49 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 49 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 49 2014
Toxaphene MR 49 2014
Diquat MR 49 2014
OXAMYL MR 49 2014
Picloram MR 49 2014
Chlordane MR 49 2014
Glyphosate MR 49 2014
Carbofuran MR 49 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 42 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 42 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 42 2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 42 2016
Carbon tetrachloride MR 42 2016
Trichloroethylene MR 42 2016
Tetrachloroethylene MR 42 2016
CHLOROBENZENE MR 42 2016
Toluene MR 42 2016

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 Boley Tool and Machine Works.

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 IL3139055 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 Boley Tool and Machine Works 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 1040
2017 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 1041
2016 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2380
2016 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2968
2016 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2977
2016 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2979
2016 Carbon tetrachloride MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2982
2016 Trichloroethylene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2984
2016 Tetrachloroethylene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2987
2016 CHLOROBENZENE MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2989
2016 Toluene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2991
2016 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2378
2016 Xylenes, Total MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2955
2016 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 42 SDWIS / IL3139055 / 2964

How Boley Tool and Machine Works Compares

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

Metric Boley Tool and Machine Works Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2,188 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 (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 Boley Tool and Machine Works water safe to drink? ▼
Boley Tool and Machine Works (PWS ID: IL3139055) has 2188 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Boley Tool and Machine Works serve? ▼
Boley Tool and Machine Works serves 100 people in Peoria, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Boley Tool and Machine Works have? ▼
Boley Tool and Machine Works has 2,188 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 2,187 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Boley Tool and Machine Works water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Boley Tool and Machine Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Boley Tool and Machine Works use? ▼
Boley Tool and Machine Works 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.