Public water system record
Bloomington
Serves Bloomington, McLean County, IL · 77,610 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bloomington in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
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
- Bloomington draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1977, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5,866 lead and 8,933 unknown out of 32,091 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Bloomington go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (9 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1995, Archived.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 7, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 6, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 11, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 19, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 26, 1987 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1986 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 31, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 29, 1981 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Bloomington draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 8 other community water systems and 7 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Bloomington.
Community systems that buy water from it
- BLM GW MHP, LLC Addison, TX
- Bloomington Township PWD West Phase Bloomington, IL
- Bloomington Township PWD-Crestwicke Bloomington, IL
- Hilltop MHP Bloomington, IL
- Hudson Hudson, IL
- Meadows of Bloomington MHP Troy, MI
- Towanda Towanda, IL
- Willow Creek North MHP Bloomington, IL
Annual water quality report
Bloomington 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