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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IL3163875

Core Fx Ingredients

Orangeville, Illinois 61060 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 45 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

45
People served
230
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 230 drinking-water violations at Core Fx Ingredients, 2% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

230
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
45
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Core Fx Ingredients

Core Fx Ingredients is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 45 residents in Orangeville, Illinois (Stephenson County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 230 total violations for this system , of which 4 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 222 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 Benzene, recorded in 6 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%).

Core Fx Ingredients's 230 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
45
Total Violations
230
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Stephenson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
222
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Benzene MR 6 2022
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2022
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2022
Atrazine MR 6 2022
Heptachlor MR 6 2022
Heptachlor epoxide MR 6 2022
2,4-D MR 6 2022
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 6 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 2022
Chlordane MR 6 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2022
Methoxychlor MR 6 2022
Toxaphene MR 6 2022
LASSO MR 6 2022
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2022
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2022
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2022
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2022
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2022
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2022
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2022
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2022
Styrene MR 6 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2022
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2022
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2022
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2022
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2022
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2022

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 Core Fx Ingredients.

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 IL3163875 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 Core Fx Ingredients 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 / IL3163875 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 5200
2022 Benzene MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2990
2022 Ethylbenzene MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2992
2022 BHC-GAMMA MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2010
2022 Atrazine MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2050
2022 Heptachlor MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2065
2022 Heptachlor epoxide MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2067
2022 2,4-D MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2105
2022 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2931
2022 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2946
2022 Chlordane MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2959
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 5000
2022 Methoxychlor MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2015
2022 Toxaphene MR 6 SDWIS / IL3163875 / 2020

How Core Fx Ingredients Compares

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

Metric Core Fx Ingredients Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 230 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 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 45 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 Core Fx Ingredients water safe to drink? ▼
Core Fx Ingredients (PWS ID: IL3163875) has 230 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 45 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Core Fx Ingredients serve? ▼
Core Fx Ingredients serves 45 people in Orangeville, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Core Fx Ingredients have? ▼
Core Fx Ingredients has 230 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 222 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Core Fx Ingredients water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Core Fx Ingredients under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Core Fx Ingredients use? ▼
Core Fx Ingredients 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.