Important Message from Aqua Illinois

Further testing has been completed on water from our Kankakee water treatment plant.  The testing has resulted in a Tier I violation for high nitrates.  The two-sample average was at 11.8 mg/L, above the maximum contaminant level of 10.

Please see click on this link for more information: Aqua Illinois Drinking Water Alert for Infants | Essential Utilities

A public notice is linked to this post and contains a link taking you to an Aqua website with more information regarding the situation as well as addresses/times for water distribution tomorrow for infants under 6 months of age and those who are directed by healthcare professionals to avoid the drinking water.  As stated in the public notice, adults and children older than 6 months of age can continue to drink the water.