Public water system record
Batavia
Serves Batavia, Kane County, IL · 26,098 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Batavia 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
- 4
Key facts
- Batavia draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, April 2004.
- Record on file since 1984, with 33 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 325 lead and 755 unknown out of 8,649 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Batavia go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 33 health-based violations (28 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 33 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20.65667 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.20333 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.53333 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.275 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.575 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18.275 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.575 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.625 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.625 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.625 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.3 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.5 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 22.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (4.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1988 | Archived |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1988 | Archived |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 18, 1987 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 25, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Batavia between 1990 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 30 violations (30 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 12, 2002 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 9 violations (9 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Aug 9, 1990 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Batavia draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to North Aurora and Geneva. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Batavia.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Aurora North Aurora, IL
- Geneva Geneva, IL
Annual water quality report
Batavia 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