What's in BUSHNELL's water?
BUSHNELL has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,972 people get their water from it, across 1,357 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BUSHNELL ranks 3,266th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 10 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How BUSHNELL compares within IL
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; BUSHNELL carries 6, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BUSHNELL is from 2004-01-09 (health-based: 2003-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BUSHNELL'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:
- Radionuclides - flagged from: Combined Radium (-226 and -228); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
The most severe category on record is radionuclides, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what BUSHNELL 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 10 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.