Is Carpentersville Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kane

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1977-06-30 → 1981-06-29

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	759.4 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1120 µg/L	75/91	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	14.895 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	48/90	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	13.755 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.7785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.83 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	17.609 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	46.475 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 48 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.1225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	26/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.1425 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.3 µg/L	26/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	7/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.228 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	5/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	52.9 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 53 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1275 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.17 pCi/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	1207 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1230 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	490 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	10.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Arsenic	1.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHEEL, BRYAN
Phone: 224-293-1703
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Carpentersville

Is Carpentersville tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Carpentersville's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Carpentersville's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Carpentersville serve?

Carpentersville reports serving 37,983 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Carpentersville had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Carpentersville, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.