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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3147553

Wheatland Center

Joliet, Illinois 60433 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 55 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

55
People served
519
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 519 drinking-water violations at Wheatland Center - above the Illinois per-system average.

519
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
55
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wheatland Center

Wheatland Center is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 55 residents in Joliet, Illinois (Will County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 519 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 519 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, recorded in 12 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%).

Wheatland Center's 519 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
55
Total Violations
519
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Will
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
519
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 2009
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2009
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2009
Vinyl chloride MR 12 2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2009
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 12 2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 2009
Ethylbenzene MR 12 2009
Trichloroethylene MR 12 2009
CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2009
Benzene MR 12 2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2009
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2009
Toluene MR 12 2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 12 2009
Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 12 2009
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 2009
Styrene MR 12 2009
Tetrachloroethylene MR 12 2009
Chlordane MR 9 2008
BHC-GAMMA MR 9 2008
Methoxychlor MR 9 2008
Toxaphene MR 9 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 9 2008
OXAMYL MR 9 2008
Simazine MR 9 2008
Dinoseb MR 9 2008
Carbofuran MR 9 2008

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 Wheatland Center.

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 IL3147553 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 Wheatland Center 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
2018 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 1040
2009 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2378
2009 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2968
2009 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2969
2009 Vinyl chloride MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2976
2009 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2977
2009 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2983
2009 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2985
2009 Ethylbenzene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2992
2009 Trichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2984
2009 CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2989
2009 Benzene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2990
2009 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2380
2009 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2964
2009 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / IL3147553 / 2979

How Wheatland Center Compares

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

Metric Wheatland Center Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 519 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 55 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 Wheatland Center water safe to drink? ▼
Wheatland Center (PWS ID: IL3147553) has 519 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 55 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wheatland Center serve? ▼
Wheatland Center serves 55 people in Joliet, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Wheatland Center have? ▼
Wheatland Center has 519 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 519 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wheatland Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wheatland Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wheatland Center use? ▼
Wheatland Center 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.