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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3163287

Illinois Marine Towing

Joliet, Illinois 60432 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 39 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

39
People served
52
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at Illinois Marine Towing, 8% of them health-based - below the Illinois per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
39
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Illinois Marine Towing

Illinois Marine Towing is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 39 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 52 total violations for this system , of which 4 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 41 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 5 violations (MON). 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%).

Illinois Marine Towing's 52 violations sit below 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
39
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
4
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
41
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2025
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2025
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2025
OXAMYL MR 2 2025
Diquat MR 2 2025
Picloram MR 2 2025
Endothall MR 2 2025
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2025
Dinoseb MR 2 2025
Glyphosate MR 2 2025
Carbofuran MR 2 2025
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2025
Dalapon MR 2 2025
2,4-D MR 2 2025
Public Notice Other 1 2025

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 Illinois Marine Towing.

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 IL3163287 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 Illinois Marine Towing 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 8000
2025 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2306
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 5000
2025 2,4,5-TP MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2110
2025 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2931
2025 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2036
2025 Diquat MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2032
2025 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2040
2025 Endothall MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2033
2025 Pentachlorophenol MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2326
2025 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2041
2025 Glyphosate MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2034
2025 Carbofuran MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2046
2025 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2946
2025 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / IL3163287 / 2031

How Illinois Marine Towing Compares

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

Metric Illinois Marine Towing Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 39 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 Illinois Marine Towing water safe to drink? ▼
Illinois Marine Towing (PWS ID: IL3163287) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 39 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Illinois Marine Towing serve? ▼
Illinois Marine Towing serves 39 people in Joliet, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Illinois Marine Towing have? ▼
Illinois Marine Towing has 52 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 41 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Illinois Marine Towing water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Illinois Marine Towing under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Illinois Marine Towing use? ▼
Illinois Marine Towing 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.