Public water system record
Montgomery
Serves Montgomery and Boulder Hill, Kane County and Kendall County, IL · 28,956 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Montgomery 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
- 3
Key facts
- Montgomery draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, July 1993.
- Record on file since 1977, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,547 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Montgomery go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1999, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 8, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Montgomery in 1993. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Montgomery draws water from 9 wells. 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Montgomery.
Annual water quality report
Montgomery 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