Public water system · IL0915030
ActiveAqua Illinois-Kankakee
At a glance
Aqua Illinois-Kankakee (PWSID IL0915030) is an active community water system in Kankakee County, Illinois. It reports serving 80,000 people through 29,188 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80,000
Service connections
29,188
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aqua Illinois-Kankakee compare with other water systems in Kankakee County?
By EPA's size categories, Aqua Illinois-Kankakee is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Kankakee County has 50 active public water systems, and Aqua Illinois-Kankakee is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 43 times the county average of 1,882 people per system, and accounts for 85% of the 94,096 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aqua Illinois-Kankakee is about 12 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% of the state's 3,872 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 89 Illinois systems (2.3%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aqua Illinois-Kankakee?
EPA lists Aqua Illinois-Kankakee as privately owned. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 26 of the 50 active systems in Kankakee County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Aqua Illinois-Kankakee have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and August 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloraminecode 1006 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1977-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aqua Illinois-Kankakee: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aqua Illinois-Kankakee?
Aqua Illinois-Kankakee (PWSID IL0915030) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Aqua Illinois-Kankakee serve?
Aqua Illinois-Kankakee reports serving 80,000 people through 29,188 service connections in Kankakee County, Illinois.
Where does Aqua Illinois-Kankakee get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Aqua Illinois-Kankakee have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aqua Illinois-Kankakee's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aqua Illinois-Kankakee's water quality report?
As a community water system, Aqua Illinois-Kankakee must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Kankakee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momence | Kankakee | 3,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Herscher | Kankakee | 1,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pembroke Township | Kankakee | 1,410 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| St Anne | Kankakee | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunny Acres MHP | Kankakee | 750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hopkins Park | Kankakee | 579 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aqua Illinois-Kankakee, PWSID IL0915030, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/aqua-illinois-kankakee-il0915030 (data as of October 1, 2026).