Public water system record
Channahon
Serves Channahon, Will County and Grundy County, IL · 13,380 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Channahon 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
- Channahon draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, February 2004.
- Record on file since 1977, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,528 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Channahon go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
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
|
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
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 5, 1986 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 18, 1984 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Channahon between 1992 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 12 violations (12 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 20, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jan 23, 1992 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Channahon draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Minooka. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Channahon.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Minooka Minooka, IL
Annual water quality report
Channahon 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