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Beryllium violations in Illinois

69 active public water systems in Illinois had a Beryllium violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Beryllium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic oral exposure to beryllium is associated with intestinal lesions and bone damage. EPA classifies beryllium as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2) based on animal evidence and limited human data. Occupational inhalation exposure causes a distinct lung disease (berylliosis), but the oral route primarily targets the GI tract and bone.

Systems with a Beryllium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Vvf LLC
Kane County
75 6 1
Posh Tots Academy
Woodford County
70 4 1
Rooks Creek Elementary School
Livingston County
66 10 1
Washington Mills
Putnam County
65 6 0
Spectrum Preferred Meats
Ogle County
60 7 1
Career Center of Southern Illinois
Monroe County
50 9 2
Focus House
Ogle County
50 6 0
Kindercare McHenry
McHenry County
50 4 0
Primrose School
Lake County
50 4 0
Tegrant Sonoco Protective Solutions
Will County
50 6 0
Carmel Montessori Academy
DuPage County
40 6 1
Wells Concrete
McHenry County
40 5 0
JX Peterbilt
Lake County
34 5 1
Wedron Silica Sand Company
LaSalle County
29 6 1
Peaceful Pathways
Kendall County
25 6 0
Wedron Silica 2
LaSalle County
25 5 1
Winnebago County Rock 39
Winnebago County
25 7 1
Wtvo TV
Winnebago County
25 5 0
Bluff Lake Lodges, Inc.
Antioch · Lake County
24 8 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Beryllium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Beryllium alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Illinois records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.