Is KEWANEE's water safe to drink?
KEWANEE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 12,509 people through 5,450 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, KEWANEE ranks 498th by violation burden (96th percentile) - 63 violations total, 33 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; KEWANEE carries 33, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
KEWANEE's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
KEWANEE'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); Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 KEWANEE's record does not cover
KEWANEE'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 - 33 health-based violations on file for KEWANEE - 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.