ELGIN: EPA violation history, explained
ELGIN has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 114,797 people get their water from it, across 34,653 connections.
How this compares nationally
19 total violations and 8 health-based ones put ELGIN at the 81th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,430 of 12,903.
How ELGIN compares within IL
ELGIN's 8 health-based violations sit above the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. 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 ELGIN is from 2025-01-10 (health-based: 2000-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ELGIN'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
ELGIN'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 19 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.