Is PRINCETON's water safe to drink?
PRINCETON has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 7,832, over 3,810 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
7 total violations and 4 health-based ones put PRINCETON at the 65th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,510 of 12,903.
Against the IL average
PRINCETON's 4 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PRINCETON's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
PRINCETON'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Chlorine
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PRINCETON's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PRINCETON's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.