Public water system record
Freeport
Serves Freeport, Stephenson County, IL · 23,930 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Freeport 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
- 0
Key facts
- Freeport draws water from 5 wells.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,149 lead and 678 unknown out of 10,845 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Freeport go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Freeport draws water from 5 wells. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Freeport.
Annual water quality report
Freeport 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