Is AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK's water safe to drink?
AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK 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: 7,002, over 2,458 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
8 total violations and 2 health-based ones put AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,657 of 12,903.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK'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-UNIVERSITY PARK'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: Coliform (TCR); 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-UNIVERSITY PARK's record does not cover
AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for AQUA ILLINOIS-UNIVERSITY PARK - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.