Public water system · IL0190600
ActiveAqua Illinois-Philo
At a glance
Aqua Illinois-Philo (PWSID IL0190600) is an active community water system in Champaign County, Illinois. It reports serving 1,378 people through 588 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,378
Service connections
588
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aqua Illinois-Philo compare with other water systems in Champaign County?
By EPA's size categories, Aqua Illinois-Philo is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Champaign County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 3,158 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 208,407 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-Philo is well below 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 348 Illinois systems (9%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aqua Illinois-Philo?
EPA lists Aqua Illinois-Philo 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. 45 of the 66 active systems in Champaign County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Aqua Illinois-Philo have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and January 2010. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-02 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | 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 2 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-Philo: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aqua Illinois-Philo?
Aqua Illinois-Philo (PWSID IL0190600) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Aqua Illinois-Philo serve?
Aqua Illinois-Philo reports serving 1,378 people through 588 service connections in Champaign County, Illinois.
Where does Aqua Illinois-Philo get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Aqua Illinois-Philo have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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-Philo'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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-Philo's water quality report?
As a community water system, Aqua Illinois-Philo 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 Champaign County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il American-Champaign | Champaign | 150,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| U of I-Champaign | Champaign | 13,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Rantoul | Champaign | 13,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mahomet | Champaign | 6,580 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sangamon Valley PWD | Champaign | 5,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Il American-Tolono | Champaign | 3,604 | Community | Purchased 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-Philo, PWSID IL0190600, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/aqua-illinois-philo-il0190600 (data as of October 1, 2026).