Water quality in Cary, Illinois
Cary is in McHenry County. 307 active public water systems serve the county; 73 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in McHenry County
31 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbrook Estates MHP |
1,012 | 1 | 1.6 mi | |
| IL American-Killarney |
1,232 | 0 | 2.3 mi | |
| Fox River Grove Fox River Grove |
4,702 | 0 | 2.4 mi | |
| Aqua Illinois-Crystal Clear Water Co. |
855 | 1 | 2.4 mi | |
| Prairie Ridge Association |
148 | 0 | 2.7 mi | |
| Aqua Illinois-Nunda |
485 | 0 | 3.7 mi | |
| Crystal Lake Crystal Lake |
40,661 | 1 | 4.3 mi | |
| IL American-Holiday Hills Holiday Hills |
868 | 0 | 5.1 mi | |
| Algonquin Algonquin |
30,700 | 0 | 5.2 mi | |
| IL American-Terra Cotta |
681 | 0 | 5.4 mi | |
| Lake in the Hills Lake In The Hills |
28,661 | 1 | 5.7 mi | |
| IL American-Walk UP Woods |
775 | 3 | 5.7 mi | |
| Royal Oaks MHP |
170 | 1 | 6.0 mi | |
| Lakewood Lakewood |
4,267 | 2 | 6.9 mi | |
| Aqua Illinois-McHenry Shores |
1,862 | 0 | 7.1 mi | |
| McHenry Mchenry |
22,335 | 2 | 8.6 mi | |
| Aqua Illinois-Eastwood Manor |
728 | 2 | 9.2 mi | |
| Huntley Huntley |
28,495 | 1 | 10.1 mi | |
| Harbor Lites-Pistakee Fshg CL |
132 | 2 | 10.5 mi | |
| Johnsburg No.2 |
1,124 | 3 | 11.8 mi | |
| Woodstock Woodstock |
25,630 | 3 | 12.0 mi | |
| Johnsburg 1 |
174 | 4 | 12.2 mi | |
| Wonder Lake |
3,870 | 2 | 12.8 mi | |
| Wonder Lake (niu) |
1,950 | 2 | 13.1 mi | |
| IL American-Whispering Hills |
8,300 | 4 | 13.2 mi |
Non-community systems in McHenry County (275: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to McHenry County, nearest to Cary first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.