Public water system record
Elgin
Serves Elgin, Kane County, IL · 114,797 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Elgin 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
- 8
Key facts
- Elgin draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1977, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 10,206 lead and 1,553 unknown out of 34,194 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Elgin go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2000, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Elgin draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems and 7 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Elgin. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Elgin.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow, IL
- Willow Lake Estates MHP Elgin, IL
Annual water quality report
Elgin 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