What's in WORTH's water?
WORTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 10,970, over 2,823 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WORTH ranks 5,145th by violation burden (60th percentile) - 14 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - WORTH's 3 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
WORTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 1993-09-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
WORTH'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)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What WORTH's record does not cover
This is what WORTH 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 14 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.