02/17/2026
An Important message for our Elburn area neighbors. Please see below from the Kane County Health Department.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) is notifying the owner and operator of the Elburn Community Water System (CWS) that there has been a detection of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) compound, in the water sample collected on December 2, 2025 by the CWS and required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5). The sample identified PFOA at 7.5 parts per trillion (ppt), which is above the federal Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and the Illinois Class I groundwater quality standard of 4 ppt.
Read more about the notification, learn about PFAs and how to limit exposure to PFAS in drinking water: https://www.kanehealth.com/Pages/PFAS.aspx