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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3156950

Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well

Waukegan, Illinois 60085 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
309
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 309 drinking-water violations at Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well, 1% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

309
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well

Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 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 309 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 302 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Carbofuran, recorded in 13 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%).

Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well's 309 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
250
Total Violations
309
Health-Based Violations
3
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
302
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Carbofuran MR 13 2014
Atrazine MR 13 2014
Heptachlor MR 13 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 13 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 13 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 13 2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 13 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 13 2014
Methoxychlor MR 13 2014
Toxaphene MR 13 2014
LASSO MR 13 2014
2,4-D MR 13 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 13 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 13 2014
Chlordane MR 13 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2013
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2013
Toluene MR 3 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2013
Endothall MR 3 2013
Glyphosate MR 3 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2013
Simazine MR 3 2013
Picloram MR 3 2013
Dinoseb MR 3 2013
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2013
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 3 2013

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 Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well.

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 IL3156950 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 Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well 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
2025 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 5000
2014 Carbofuran MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2046
2014 Atrazine MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2050
2014 Heptachlor MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2065
2014 Heptachlor epoxide MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2067
2014 2,4,5-TP MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2110
2014 Pentachlorophenol MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2326
2014 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2931
2014 BHC-GAMMA MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2010
2014 Methoxychlor MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2015
2014 Toxaphene MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2020
2014 LASSO MR 13 SDWIS / IL3156950 / 2051

How Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well Compares

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

Metric Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 309 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 250 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 Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well water safe to drink? ▼
Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well (PWS ID: IL3156950) has 309 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well serve? ▼
Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well serves 250 people in Waukegan, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well have? ▼
Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well has 309 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 302 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well use? ▼
Whole Foods Mart Kildeer Well 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.