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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3155085

Game Day Grill

Downs, Illinois 61736 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
1,797
EPA violations
30
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,797 drinking-water violations at Game Day Grill, 2% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

1,797
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Game Day Grill

Game Day Grill is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Downs, Illinois (McLean County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,797 total violations for this system , of which 30 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,764 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 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, recorded in 48 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%).

Game Day Grill's 1,797 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
25
Total Violations
1,797
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
McLean
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
29
Monitoring Violations
1,764
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 48 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 48 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 48 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 48 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 48 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 48 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 48 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 48 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 48 2020
Benzene MR 48 2020
Toluene MR 48 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 48 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 48 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 48 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 48 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 48 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 48 2020
Styrene MR 48 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 48 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 48 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 48 2020
Arsenic MR 45 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 40 2017
Toxaphene MR 40 2017
Carbofuran MR 40 2017
Atrazine MR 40 2017
Heptachlor MR 40 2017
Heptachlor epoxide MR 40 2017
2,4-D MR 40 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 40 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 Game Day Grill.

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 IL3155085 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 Game Day Grill 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 5000
2022 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 7500
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2979
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2378
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2380
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2981
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2964
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2976
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2980
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2984
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2985
2020 Benzene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2991
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 48 SDWIS / IL3155085 / 2955

How Game Day Grill Compares

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

Metric Game Day Grill Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,797 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 25 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 Game Day Grill water safe to drink? ▼
Game Day Grill (PWS ID: IL3155085) has 1797 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Game Day Grill serve? ▼
Game Day Grill serves 25 people in Downs, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Game Day Grill have? ▼
Game Day Grill has 1,797 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,764 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Game Day Grill water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Game Day Grill under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Game Day Grill use? ▼
Game Day Grill 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.