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Can You Drink Tap Water in Round Lake Beach?
Yes, Round Lake Beach's tap water is generally considered safe to drink as Round Lake Beach has no active health based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that we are aware of. Other factors such as lead piping in a home, or low levels of pollutants on immunocompromised individuals, should also be considered, however. To find more recent info we might have, you can check out our boil water notice page or the city's water provider website.
According the EPA’s ECHO database, from April 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022, Round Lake Beach's water utility, Round Lake Beach, had 2 non-health-based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. For more details on the violations, please see our violation history section below. The last violation for Round Lake Beach was resolved on July 31, 2014. This assessment is based on the Round Lake Beach water system, other water systems in the city may have different results.
While tap water that meets the EPA health guidelines generally won’t make you sick to your stomach, it can still contain regulated and unregulated contaminants present in trace amounts that could potentially cause health issues over the long-run. These trace contaminants may also impact immunocompromised and vulnerable individuals.
The EPA is reviewing if it’s current regulations around pollutant levels in tap water are strict enough, and the health dangers posed by unregulated pollutants, like PFAS.
Round Lake Beach Tap Water Safe Drinking Water Act Violation History - Prior 10 Years
Below is a ten year history of violations for the water system named Round Lake Beach for Round Lake Beach in Illinois. For more details please see the "What do these Violations Mean?" section below.
For the compliance period beginning Dec. 30, 2020, Round Lake Beach had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Monitoring and Reporting, more specifically, the violation code was Lead Consumer Notice which falls into the Chemicals rule code group, and the Lead and Copper Rule rule code family for the following contaminant code: Lead and Copper Rule.
For the compliance period beginning Oct. 1, 2020, Round Lake Beach had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Monitoring and Reporting, more specifically, the violation code was Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R which falls into the Chemicals rule code group, and the Lead and Copper Rule rule code family for the following contaminant code: Lead and Copper Rule.
For the compliance period beginning July 1, 2018, Round Lake Beach had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Other Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report which falls into the Other rule code group, and the Consumer Confidence Rule rule code family for the following contaminant code: Consumer Confidence Rule.
From July 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014, Round Lake Beach had 1 health-based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) which falls into the Microbials rule code group, and the Total Coliform Rules rule code family for the following contaminant code: Coliform (TCR).
Is there Lead in Round Lake Beach Water?
Based on the EPA’s ECHO Database, 90% of the samples taken from the Round Lake Beach water system, Round Lake Beach, between sample start date and sample end date, were at or below, 0.0 mg/L of lead in Round Lake Beach water. This is 0% of the 0.015 mg/L action level. This means 10% of the samples taken from Round Lake Beach contained more lead.
While Round Lake Beach water testing may have found 0.0 mg/L of lead in its water, that does not mean your water source has the same amount. The amount of lead in water in a city can vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood, or even building to building. Many buildings, particularly older ones, have lead pipes or service lines which can be a source of contamination. To find out if your home has lead, we recommend getting you water tested.
No amount of lead in water is healthy, only less dangerous. As lead accumulates in our bodies over time, even exposure to relatively small amounts can have negative health effects. For more information, please check out our Lead FAQ page.
Are there PFAS in Round Lake Beach Tap Water?
Currently, testing tap water for PFAS isn’t mandated on a national level. We do have a list of military bases where there have been suspected or confirmed leaks. There appears to be at least one military base - GREAT LAKES IL NSTC - near Round Lake Beach with suspected leaks.
With many potential sources of PFAS in tap water across the US, the best information we currently have about which cities have PFAS in their water is this ewg map, which you can check to see if Round Lake Beach has been evaluated for yet.
Our stance is better safe than sorry, and that it makes sense to try to purify the tap water just in case.
Round Lake Beach SDWA Violation History Table - Prior 10 Years
| Compliance Period | Status | Health-Based? | Category Code | Code | Rule Code | Contaminant Code | Rule Group Code | Rule Family Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2020 - | Resolved | No | Monitoring and Reporting (MR) | Lead Consumer Notice (66) | Lead and Copper Rule (350) | Lead and Copper Rule (5000) | Chemicals (300) | Lead and Copper Rule (350) |
| 10/01/2020 - | Resolved | No | Monitoring and Reporting (MR) | Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R (52) | Lead and Copper Rule (350) | Lead and Copper Rule (5000) | Chemicals (300) | Lead and Copper Rule (350) |
| 07/01/2018 - | Resolved | No | Other Violation (Other) | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report (71) | Consumer Confidence Rule (420) | Consumer Confidence Rule (7000) | Other (400) | Consumer Confidence Rule (420) |
| 07/01/2014 - 07/31/2014 | Resolved | Yes | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation (MCL) | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) (22) | Total Coliform Rule (110) | Coliform (TCR) (3100) | Microbials (100) | Total Coliform Rules (110) |
What do these Violations Mean?
Safe Drinking Water Act Violations categories split into two groups, health based, and non-health based. Generally, health based violations are more serious, though non-health based violations can also be cause for concern.
Health Based Violations
- Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) - maximum allowed contaminant level was exceeded.
- Maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs) - maximum allowed disinfectant level was exceeded.
- Other violations (Other) - the exact required process to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water was not followed.
Non-Health Based Violations
- Monitoring and reporting violations (MR, MON) - failure to conduct the required regular monitoring of drinking water quality, and/or to submit monitoring results on time.
- Public notice violations (Other) - failure to immediately alert consumers if there is a serious problem with their drinking water that may pose a risk to public health.
- Other violations (Other) - miscellaneous violations, such as failure to issue annual consumer confidence reports or maintain required records.
SDWA Table Key
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Compliance Period | Dates of the compliance period. |
| Status |
Current status of the violation.
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| Health-Based? | Whether the violation is health based. |
| Category Code |
The category of violation that is reported.
|
| Code | A full description of violation codes can be accessed in the SDWA_REF_CODE_VALUES (CSV) table. |
| Contaminant Code | A code value that represents a contaminant for which a public water system has incurred a violation of a primary drinking water regulation. |
| Rule Code |
Code for a National Drinking Water rule.
|
| Rule Group Code |
Code that uniquely identifies a rule group.
|
| Rule Family Code |
Code for rule family.
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For more clarification please visit the EPA's data dictionary.
Round Lake Beach Water - Frequently Asked Questions
| By Mail: | VILLAGE OF ROUND LAKE BEACH 911 LOTUS DRIVE ROUND LAKE BEACH, IL, 60073 |
Existing customers can login to their Round Lake Beach account to pay their Round Lake Beach water bill by clicking here.
If you want to pay your Round Lake Beach bill online and haven't made an account yet, you can create an account online. Please click here to create your account to pay your Round Lake Beach water bill.
If you don't want to make an account, or can't remember your account, you can make a one-time payment towards your Round Lake Beach water bill without creating an account using a one time payment portal with your account number and credit or debit card. Click here to make a one time payment.
Moving to a new house or apartment in Round Lake Beach means you will often need to put the water in your name with Round Lake Beach. In order to put the water in your name, please click the link to the start service form below. Start service requests for water bills typically take two business days.
Leaving your house or apartment in Round Lake Beach means you will likely need to take your name off of the water bill with Round Lake Beach. In order to take your name off the water bill, please click the link to the stop service form below. Stop service for water bills requests typically take two business days.
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Round Lake Beach, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Contaminants
Round Lake Beach
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility details
- Serves: 25859
- Data available: 2012-2017
- Data Source: Purchased surface water
- Total: 23
Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines
- Arsenic*
- Bromate*
- Bromodichloromethane
- Bromoform
- Chloroform
- Chromium (hexavalent)
- Dibromochloromethane
- Nitrate*
- Nitrate and nitrite*
- Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)*
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
- Trichloroacetic acid
Other Detected Contaminants
- Barium*
- Chlorate
- Chromium (total)
- Dibromoacetic acid
- Dichloroacetic acid
- Fluoride*
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Molybdenum
- Monobromoacetic acid*
- Strontium
- Vanadium
Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.
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The tap water in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, is safe to drink. A water quality report is free to the residence to make sure that water coming from utilities is safe. These reports are issued in compliance with the Safe drinkable Act. Water goes through numerous treatment procedures.
The water system consists of eighty miles of varied sized water distribution mains and appurtenances inherent of 1075 management valves, 1025 fire hydrants, 8,050 water services, and metered accounts. The village pumps an average of two million gallons per day (GPD) throughout the summer months and 1.6 million per day throughout the winter months, with an annual pumping volume of over 650 million gallons.
The main supply of Water in Round Lake Beach, IL, comes from Lake Michigan’s surface water. Another supply is from six back up wells beneath the village distribution system. Two high tanks and one taller than ground storage facility with a capacity of four million gallons.
The village’s sanitary collection system consists of seventy miles of varied sized clean mains and seven hygienic wastewater-pumping stations. The sterile waste product is sent to the Northwest Fox Lake Water Reclamation District, wherever it’s treated and free. The Water and Sanitary Division maintenance programs embody regular jetting, flushing, and cleanup of sanitary sewer mains and emergency response to main blockages. The village’s sanitary assortment system consists of seventy miles of varied sized clean mains and six sanitary wastewater-pumping stations.