BENSENVILLE: EPA violation history, explained
BENSENVILLE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 18,537 people through 5,110 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BENSENVILLE ranks 4,427th by violation burden (66th percentile) - 9 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How BENSENVILLE compares within IL
Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - BENSENVILLE's 4 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BENSENVILLE is from 2023-01-04 (health-based: 2003-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BENSENVILLE'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)
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
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 this data is and is not
This is what BENSENVILLE 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for BENSENVILLE - 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.