Is Braidwood Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

112

health-based violations

162

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-08-01 → 2000-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-08-01 → 2000-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-11-20
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-11-20

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	273.145 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	3779.5 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4120 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	17.61 µg/L 117% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17.7 µg/L	19/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	22.2 pCi/L 444% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 34.8 pCi/L	16/16	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	15.75 pCi/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 19.2 pCi/L	11/12	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3137 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4190 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.8388 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.022 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	2.8388 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.022 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Uranium	0.4832 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5020 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	1088 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1090 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	86 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Barium	2 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrite	70 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019

96 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GRIVETTI, JR., ROBERT J.
Phone: 815-458-2333
Email: rgrivetti@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Braidwood

Is Braidwood tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Braidwood'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 Braidwood's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Lead, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Braidwood serve?

Braidwood reports serving 6,194 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Braidwood had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 162 violations on file for Braidwood, of which 112 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.