Public water system · IL1795040
ActiveIl American-Pekin
At a glance
Il American-Pekin (PWSID IL1795040) is an active community water system in Tazewell County, Illinois. It reports serving 31,731 people through 14,708 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
31,731
Service connections
14,708
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Il American-Pekin compare with other water systems in Tazewell County?
By EPA's size categories, Il American-Pekin is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Tazewell County has 83 active public water systems, and Il American-Pekin is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20 times the county average of 1,557 people per system, and accounts for 25% of the 129,226 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 Il American-Pekin is about 4.7 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,808 Illinois systems (73%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Il American-Pekin?
EPA lists Il American-Pekin 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. 57 of the 83 active systems in Tazewell County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Il American-Pekin have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and July 2016. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | 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.
Il American-Pekin: frequently asked questions
Who runs Il American-Pekin?
Il American-Pekin (PWSID IL1795040) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Il American-Pekin serve?
Il American-Pekin reports serving 31,731 people through 14,708 service connections in Tazewell County, Illinois.
Where does Il American-Pekin get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Il American-Pekin have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Il American-Pekin'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 July 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Il American-Pekin's water quality report?
As a community water system, Il American-Pekin 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 Tazewell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Peoria | Tazewell | 22,284 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morton | Tazewell | 17,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| Washington | Tazewell | 14,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Tazewell PWD | Tazewell | 7,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Creve Coeur | Tazewell | 4,934 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mackinaw | Tazewell | 3,399 | 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, “Il American-Pekin, PWSID IL1795040, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/il-american-pekin-il1795040 (data as of October 1, 2026).