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Milford

At a glance

Milford (PWSID IL0750650) is an active community water system in Iroquois County, Illinois. It reports serving 1,306 people through 594 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,306

Service connections

594

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIL0750650
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,306
Service connections594
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program
City servedMilford
StateIllinois
ZIP—
CountyIroquois County

How does Milford compare with other water systems in Iroquois County?

By EPA's size categories, Milford is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Iroquois County has 56 active public water systems, and Milford is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 195% above the county average of 442 people per system, and accounts for 5.3% of the 24,775 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 Milford 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. 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 Milford?

EPA lists Milford as owned by a local government. 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. 19 of the 56 active systems in Iroquois County (34%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Milford have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and January 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2026-01-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-07-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoUnaddressed
2024-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2024-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chlordanecode 2959NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383NoResolved
2007-07-01Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Milford: frequently asked questions

Who runs Milford?

Milford (PWSID IL0750650) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does Milford serve?

Milford reports serving 1,306 people through 594 service connections in Iroquois County, Illinois.

Where does Milford 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 Milford have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Milford'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Milford's water quality report?

As a community water system, Milford 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 Iroquois County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
WatsekaIroquois5,500CommunityGroundwater
GilmanIroquois1,793CommunityGroundwater
CliftonIroquois1,500CommunityGroundwater
OnargaIroquois1,409CommunityGroundwater
ChebanseIroquois1,044CommunityGroundwater
SheldonIroquois900CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Milford, PWSID IL0750650, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/milford-il0750650 (data as of October 1, 2026).