Public water system record
Gardner
Serves Gardner, Grundy County, IL · 1,361 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Gardner 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
- 1
Key facts
- Gardner draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, February 2004.
- Record on file since 1977, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 589 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Gardner go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (19 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 | 11 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2004, Resolved.
Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 16, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 9, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 26, 1981 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Gardner between 1991 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 19 violations (19 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 5, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations (11 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| May 23, 1991 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Gardner draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Gardner 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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