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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3152173

Save a Pet

Waukegan, Illinois 60085 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
2,953
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2,953 drinking-water violations at Save a Pet - above the Illinois per-system average.

2,953
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: Save a Pet

Save a Pet is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Waukegan, Illinois (Lake County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2,953 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 2,950 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, recorded in 64 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%).

Save a Pet's 2,953 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
2,953
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
2,950
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 64 2020
Chlordane MR 64 2020
Methoxychlor MR 64 2020
Toxaphene MR 64 2020
LASSO MR 64 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 64 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 64 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 64 2020
Atrazine MR 64 2020
Heptachlor MR 64 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 64 2020
2,4-D MR 61 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 61 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 61 2014
Carbofuran MR 61 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 59 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 59 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 59 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 59 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 59 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 59 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 59 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 59 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 59 2021
Benzene MR 59 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 59 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 59 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 59 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 59 2021
Toluene MR 59 2021

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 Save a Pet.

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 IL3152173 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 Save a Pet 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
2023 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 7500
2021 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2380
2021 Xylenes, Total MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2955
2021 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2968
2021 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2977
2021 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2981
2021 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2980
2021 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2983
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2984
2021 Tetrachloroethylene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2987
2021 Benzene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2990
2021 Ethylbenzene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2992
2021 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2985
2021 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2378
2021 CHLOROBENZENE MR 59 SDWIS / IL3152173 / 2989

How Save a Pet Compares

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

Metric Save a Pet Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2,953 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 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 Save a Pet water safe to drink? ▼
Save a Pet (PWS ID: IL3152173) has 2953 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 Save a Pet serve? ▼
Save a Pet serves 50 people in Waukegan, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Save a Pet have? ▼
Save a Pet has 2,953 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 2,950 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Save a Pet water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Save a Pet under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Save a Pet use? ▼
Save a Pet 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.