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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3151365

Children of Promise

Millstadt, Illinois 62260 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
1,724
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,724 drinking-water violations at Children of Promise - above the Illinois per-system average.

1,724
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Children of Promise

Children of Promise is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Millstadt, Illinois (St. Clair County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,724 total violations for this system , of which 8 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,711 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, recorded in 53 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%).

Children of Promise's 1,724 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
50
Total Violations
1,724
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
St. Clair
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
1,711
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 53 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 53 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 53 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 53 2021
Vinyl chloride MR 53 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 53 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 53 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 53 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 53 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 53 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 53 2021
Toluene MR 53 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 53 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 53 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 53 2021
Benzene MR 53 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 53 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 53 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 53 2021
Styrene MR 53 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 53 2021
Methoxychlor MR 28 2017
Carbofuran MR 28 2017
LASSO MR 28 2017
Heptachlor MR 28 2017
2,4-D MR 28 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 28 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 28 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 28 2017
Chlordane MR 28 2017

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 Children of Promise.

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 IL3151365 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 Children of Promise 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
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 5200
2023 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 7500
2021 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2380
2021 Xylenes, Total MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2955
2021 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2964
2021 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2969
2021 Vinyl chloride MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2976
2021 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2977
2021 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2979
2021 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2983
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2984
2021 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2985
2021 CHLOROBENZENE MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2989
2021 Toluene MR 53 SDWIS / IL3151365 / 2991

How Children of Promise Compares

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

Metric Children of Promise Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,724 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 50 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 Children of Promise water safe to drink? ▼
Children of Promise (PWS ID: IL3151365) has 1724 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Children of Promise serve? ▼
Children of Promise serves 50 people in Millstadt, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Children of Promise have? ▼
Children of Promise has 1,724 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,711 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Children of Promise water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Children of Promise under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Children of Promise use? ▼
Children of Promise 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.