Poplar Grove Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for POPLAR GROVE, Poplar Grove's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not POPLAR GROVE's results and do not make a verdict for Poplar Grove. Check POPLAR GROVE's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
No single water system serves most of Poplar Grove (5,165 residents, Census 2024 estimate). Its large systems are POPLAR GROVE (EPA counts 2,372 people served, about 46% of Poplar Grove's population); POPLAR GROVE SOUTH (EPA counts 1,877 people served, about 36% of Poplar Grove's population). EPA's counts may include people served outside Poplar Grove, so each share is at most that. Check which one bills you: each system's figures are shown separately below.
- POPLAR GROVE: No contaminant results on file; health-based violations since 2020: 0
- POPLAR GROVE SOUTH: 113 contaminants tested, 4 above EPA MCLGs; health-based violations since 2020: 0
2 other systems serving parts of Poplar Grove report results above guidelines — check which system bills you. POPLAR GROVE WEST-COUNTRYSIDE (3 above guidelines), POPLAR GROVE SOUTH (4 above guidelines)
Other systems listed for Poplar Grove with results above guidelines: MERIDIAN MHP (3 above guidelines)
Water systems
2 large systems
Residents (Census 2024)
5,165
Health-based violations since 2020
0
POPLAR GROVE. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Poplar Grove Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Poplar Grove's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
POPLAR GROVE, Poplar Grove's water system, serves 2,372 people. 2 other systems also serve parts of Poplar Grove. 1 other system is listed for Poplar Grove. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to POPLAR GROVE's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Illinois
Poplar Grove Water Service Areas
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Poplar Grove
No test results are on file for POPLAR GROVE, Poplar Grove's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Poplar Grove's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Poplar Grove, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Poplar Grove? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Boone County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove's tap water has an estimated 21.5 grains per gallon (368.0 mg/L, county sampling in Boone County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 21.5 gpg water in Poplar Grove — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Illinois as a whole, read water softener cost in Illinois — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Poplar Grove Tap Water
No test results on file for POPLAR GROVE, Poplar Grove's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not POPLAR GROVE's results and do not make a verdict for Poplar Grove. Check POPLAR GROVE's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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This form corrects our data; it does not reach POPLAR GROVE. For a problem with your water now (discolored water, no water, low pressure, a leak), contact POPLAR GROVE directly.
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