Public water system record
Bensenville
Serves Bensenville, DuPage County, IL · 18,537 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bensenville in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Bensenville buys its water from Du Page Water Commission.
- Record on file since 1977, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 620 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,884 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Bensenville go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2003, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 9, 1985 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Bensenville buys its water from Du Page Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Elmhurst and Elk Grove Village. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Bensenville. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bensenville.
Buys water from
- Du Page Water Commission Elmhurst, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Elmhurst Elmhurst, IL
- Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, IL
Annual water quality report
Bensenville must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Illinois.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells