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Woodstock Tap Water Quality Report

Woodstock's water has 6 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter.

Utility

WOODSTOCK WATER SYSTEM

People Served

25,630

MCL Violations

0

Last Updated

Jul 17, 2025

Is Woodstock Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Woodstock's water has 6 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines. We strongly recommend using a certified water filter to reduce exposure to these contaminants. Check our filter recommendations below for NSF-certified options that can remove the specific contaminants found in Woodstock's water.

The data below shows test results from 1 water utility serving 25,630 people in the Woodstock area. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. This report was last updated Jul 17, 2025.

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Water Report for Woodstock, IL

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  • Your water system, and how confident we are it is the right one for this address
  • Every detection in the latest sampling, with what the level means for a household
  • Five years of history โ€” what is getting better, what is not
  • Violations and enforcement on record for this system
  • UCMR5 PFAS results where the system was sampled, and plainly stated when it was not
  • Hardness, and what it costs you in appliances and soap
  • What we would test at your own tap, and why
  • What treatment actually addresses your results โ€” and what would be overkill
  • Every figure with its source and the date we read it

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Recommended Water Filters for Woodstock

Based on Woodstock's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.

Our Pick
BEST LEAD REMOVAL
3MRO401 3MRO401

Solventum Purification Inc.

3MRO401

(35 reviews)
679.95

NSF Certified:

NSF-58

Daily Production

11.48 gpd

Highlights:

  • NSF-58 certified reverse osmosis system
  • 11.48 GPD production capacity
  • Reduces total dissolved solids (TDS) for purer water

Removes 15 contaminants:

Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (Total), Chromium (VI)
+10 more

Copper, Cryptosporidium, Fluoride, Lead, Radium 226, Radium 228, Radium, combined (-226 & -228), Selenium, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity

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BEST LEAD REMOVAL
3MRO301 3MRO301

Solventum Purification Inc.

3MRO301

(13 reviews)
586.95

NSF Certified:

NSF-58

Daily Production

11.48 gpd

Highlights:

  • NSF-58 certified reverse osmosis system
  • 11.48 GPD production capacity
  • Reduces total dissolved solids (TDS) for purer water

Removes 15 contaminants:

Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (Total), Chromium (VI)
+10 more

Copper, Cryptosporidium, Fluoride, Lead, Radium 226, Radium 228, Radium, combined (-226 & -228), Selenium, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity

Best Value
EDITOR'S CHOICE
BEST BUDGET
Culligan ZeroWater

Culligan

ZeroWater

24.99

NSF Certified:

NSF-42
NSF-53
NSF-401
NSF-372

Flow Rate

1.9 gpm

Daily Production

1 gpd

Highlights:

  • Compact design
  • Easy to set up
  • Affordable
  • NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified

Removes 19 contaminants:

Nitrate, Copper, Zinc, Barium, Sulfate
+14 more

Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium

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Highly Rated
EDITOR'S CHOICE
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE
AquaTru

AquaTru

Classic

449

NSF Certified:

NSF-42
NSF-53
NSF-58
NSF-401
NSF-P473
NSF-372

Flow Rate

0.04 gpm

Daily Production

600 gpd

Highlights:

  • Best overall contaminant reduction score
  • Most performance certifications
  • Lifetime warranty
  • NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-58, NSF-401 certified

Removes 23 contaminants:

83+, Lead, Fluoride, Strontium, Uranium
+18 more

Molybdenum, Barium, Chlorine, Arsenic, 83+ contaminants, Calcium, Chloride, Copper, Magnesium, Nitrate, Phosphorus, Sodium, Sulfate, Total Dissolved Solids, Zinc, Total THMs, Chloroform, Nitrate (as N)

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Verify Your Water Quality with Independent Testing

With 6 contaminants above EPA health guidelines, independent laboratory testing provides a second opinion and can track changes over time.

RECOMMENDED
Advanced Home Water Test

SimpleLab

Advanced Home Water Test

$269

Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.

(209 reviews)
7-10 days
116+ tested
EPA Certified
Tests 200+ contaminants
EPA-certified laboratory
Easy mail-in sample collection
Order Test Kit
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test

Tap Score

Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test

$275

Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.

7-10 days
9+ tested
EPA Certified
Tests 9 HAA compounds
Identifies chlorination byproducts
Important for chlorinated water
Order Test Kit
Advanced Microplastics Test

Tap Score

Advanced Microplastics Test

$829

Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.

(30 reviews)
10-14 days
43+ tested
Advanced detection technology
Comprehensive particle analysis
Emerging contaminant testing
Order Test Kit
EPA-Certified Labs
7-10 Day Results
Easy Mail-In Collection
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With 6 contaminants above health guidelines, you may want to explore water purification options. Learn how to make distilled water at home for applications like humidifiers, CPAP machines, and baby formula.

What Woodstock's water readings can explain

Utility-reported data for Woodstock includes manganese and sulfate โ€” the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Woodstock, 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 Woodstock? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See McHenry County well water testing and USGS risk data โ€” modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.

What a water softener costs for Woodstock's water

Woodstock's tap water measures 20.1 grains per gallon (343.0 mg/L) โ€” very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.

Water softener cost for 20.1 gpg water in Woodstock โ€” equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full.

Frequently Asked Questions About Woodstock Tap Water

Woodstock's water has 6 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We strongly recommend using a certified water filter to reduce exposure to these contaminants. Check our filter recommendations below for NSF-certified options that can remove the specific contaminants found in Woodstock's water.

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