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Powers Water Co, Inc.

Serves an area of Kane County, IL · 216 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Powers Water Co, Inc. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0895550
  • FOX RIVER GROVE
  • IL
  • 216 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 60021
EPA system ID IL0895550

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Powers Water Co, Inc. draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 67 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 13, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 13, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 15, 2019 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2018 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 Powers Water Co, Inc. go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1980s 0 12
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 0 6

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Powers Water Co, Inc. between 2021 and 2024, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 25, 2024 Illinois Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jan 25, 2022 Illinois Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 3, 2021 Illinois Civil case filed in court 3 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine

Where the water comes from

Powers Water Co, Inc. draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Powers Water Co, Inc. 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 Powers Water Co, Inc. for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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