Water Quality in Joliet, IL (60544)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 60544.
Active Health Violations
8 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 99% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
27,306
Population
141
Water Systems
314
Violations (5yr)
8
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (141)
Joliet
1 health-based Groundwater 160,000 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 7.03 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Il American-West Suburban
Purchased surface water 73,978 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Romeoville
Groundwater 50,458 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 1.44 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Plainfield
Purchased surface water 50,000 people served
2 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Oswego
All resolved Groundwater 38,169 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Yorkville
All resolved Groundwater 23,000 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Plainfield District 202
Groundwater 600 people served
0 violations
Three Rivers Church
Groundwater 600 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Dist 202/Grnd Prari
Groundwater 480 people served
0 violations
Delta Restaurant
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Naperville Polo Club
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Plainfield District 202
Groundwater 400 people served
0 violations
Larry'S Diner
Groundwater 350 people served
0 violations
Saddle Club Restaurant
Groundwater 350 people served
0 violations
Naperbrook Golf Course
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Maple Acres Mhp
3 health-based Groundwater 260 people served
5 violations (5yr)
· 3 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Four Seasons Park
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Naperbrook Golf Course 3
1 health-based Groundwater 200 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Plainfield Congregational Ch
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Goodie Basket
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Amoco
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Terrace Oaks Two
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Naperbrook Golf Course 2
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Friendship Baptist Church
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
American Legion Post #13
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
J & S Tap
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Wedgewood Golf Pump House
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Dino'S Restraurant
Groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Acres Group
Groundwater 142 people served
0 violations
Marian Lake Shower House
Groundwater 103 people served
0 violations
Taleem Ul Haq
1 health-based Groundwater 100 people served
261 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Lily Cache Plaza
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
New Horizens Farm
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Pure Rod & Gun Attn Vern Tomei
Groundwater 100 people served
3 violations (5yr)
De-Bock'S Beef & Sausage
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Vanhorn Woods
2 health-based Groundwater 100 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 2 health-based · All resolved
Clark Oil
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Veolia
All resolved Groundwater 95 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Cornerstone Early Learning
Groundwater 85 people served
0 violations
Durham School Services
All resolved Groundwater 80 people served
25 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
300 Minus Club
Groundwater 80 people served
0 violations
Fon Du Lac Pool
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Congregational Chur
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Rose Garden Restaurant
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Phillip'S 66
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Advance Tank And Construction
Groundwater 70 people served
0 violations
Prairie Tank & Construction
Groundwater 70 people served
0 violations
Wheatland United Presby Church
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Peterson Mfg Co Inc
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Normantown Trails
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Stritzel Aurora Tent & Awning
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Lakeview Motel
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Local 150 Operating Engineers
Groundwater 45 people served
0 violations
Chicago Gravel Co.
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
P & D Manufacturing
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Bass And Gill Club Handpump
All resolved Groundwater 40 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Deli Delight & Bakery
Purchased groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
P&D Mfg Co Inc
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
P&D Mfg Co Inc
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
E & E Hauling
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Hidden Acres Mobile Pk 2
All resolved Groundwater 39 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0.6 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Lakeview Motel
Groundwater 39 people served
0 violations
Wickes Lumber
Groundwater 35 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Township
Groundwater 35 people served
0 violations
Richardson & Mueller Inc
Groundwater 35 people served
0 violations
Hidden Acres Mobile Pk 1
All resolved Groundwater 32 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 2.65 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Ideal Millwork Comp
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Avery Gravel Co
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Paul Mongomery
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
K&K Distributing
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Data Service Solutions
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Wspy Radio
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Builders Plumbing Supply
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Tool And Engineerin
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Lincoln Plaza
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Bryant Buildings Inc.
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Countree Cottage
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Hidden Acres Mobile Pk 3
All resolved Groundwater 29 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 1.22 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Taylor Rental
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Eaton Preserve
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Gypsy Hill Farm
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bays Furniture
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rutten'S Greenhouse
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Fishing Resort
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Plano Scout Camp Kishwaukee
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Plainfield Pump Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Country Aire Restaurant
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Ken-Roe Tupperware Sales
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Fox Valley Hicksgas
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Whitey'S Hot Dog & Beef
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Elmhurst Chicago Stone Company
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Speicker & Gaylord Used Trucks
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Kenneth Rowe
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Koren Motors
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Goodie Baskt C/O Walter Schemp
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Enterprise Rent A Car
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Spring Green
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Murphy,J. Excavating
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
D & E Clem Mink Farm
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bryant Buildings Inc
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Antone Lever
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Koren Motors
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Mcanally'S Tv
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Vanhorn Lily Cache Woods #2
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Budnyk Clark Oil Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Searls Building Components
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Childwood Stables
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Marion Hall-Marion Lake Servan
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Aero Body Shop
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Wheatland Salem Methodist Chur
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Jobbe Mfg
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Mcanally'S Tv
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Wheatland Salem Methodist Chur
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Avery Gravel Co.
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
The Ranch Home Of Buzz
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Oliver Vexel,Inc.
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Jim'S Truck Inspection
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bryant Buildings Inc
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Peterson Manufacturing
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Plano Scout Camp Kishwaukee
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Gehnke'S Food Center
Purchased groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Eberhard'S Greenhouse
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Budnyk Clark Oil Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Luddin Interiors
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Speicher And Gaylord
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Will Dupage Service Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rousonelos Bros Camp #1
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bill Jacobs Chevy Olds
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rockdale Controls
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Goodie Baskt C/O Walter Schemp
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Holly'S Furniture
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Flying W Stables
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Childwood Stables
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Collins Thomas
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Naperville Refuse Service
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Dennys Catering
Groundwater 20 people served
0 violations
Munroe Egg Farm
Groundwater 10 people served
0 violations
Beutel Motors
Groundwater 5 people served
0 violations
J&J Service Station
Groundwater 5 people served
0 violations
Kelly Automotive
Groundwater 4 people served
0 violations
Contaminants Found
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-Based
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
8 violations
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleHealth-Based
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
7 violations
Has active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
3 violations
Has active
ArsenicHealth-Based
A naturally occurring element that can cause cancer and other health effects at high levels.
2 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
12 violations
Has active
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring
8 violations
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
8 violations
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
7 violations
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
3 violations
Has active
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
3 violations
All resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Monitoring
2 violations
All resolved
ChlorineMonitoring
Used to disinfect water — generally safe at regulated levels.
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit7.03 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2025
How Does This Compare?
Joliet (60544) has more violations than 99% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 314.
Fewer violations 99th percentile More violations
Recommended Water Filters
Based on health-based violations detected in your area, these filter types are commonly used to address similar contaminants. Consult your water utility's Consumer Confidence Report for the most current data.
Reverse Osmosis System
Highly effective at removing heavy metals, dissolved solids, and a wide range of contaminants. Recommended for homes with lead or arsenic concerns.
Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 58 certified
UV Water Purifier
Uses ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and parasites without chemicals. Ideal for homes with microbial contamination concerns.
Targets:E. coli, Coliform, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 55 (Class A) certified
Always look for filters certified by NSF International for the specific contaminants you want to remove. This is general educational information, not an endorsement of any specific product.