Public water system record
Geneva
Serves Geneva and St. Charles, Kane County, IL · 21,247 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Geneva 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
- Geneva draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, June 2006.
- Record on file since 1977, with 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 438 lead and 343 unknown out of 913 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Geneva go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 29 health-based violations (25 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 20 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2007, Resolved.
Show all 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 27 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 23 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.55 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.55 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Nov 9, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 21, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Sep 14, 1984 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Geneva between 1990 and 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2006 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations (11 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 9 violations (9 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Mar 22, 1990 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Geneva draws water from 7 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Geneva.
Annual water quality report
Geneva 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