Public water system record
MA Center Chicago
Serves an area of Kane County, IL · 70 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for MA Center Chicago 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
- 2
Key facts
- MA Center Chicago draws water from 2 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 1986, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Toluene
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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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for MA Center Chicago go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 14 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
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 |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 5, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against MA Center Chicago between 2001 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 19 violations (19 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 26, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 8 violations (8 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
MA Center Chicago draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
MA Center Chicago 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask MA Center Chicago for a copy.
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