AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE: EPA violation history, explained
AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 80,000, over 29,188 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
8 total violations and 1 health-based ones put AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE at the 35th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,348 of 12,903.
Against the IL average
AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE's 1 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE's record does not cover
This is what AQUA ILLINOIS-KANKAKEE reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.