Public water system record
Quincy
Serves Quincy, Adams County, IL · 42,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 32 monitoring/reporting issues for Quincy in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 32
Key facts
- Quincy draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5,223 lead and 70 unknown out of 18,249 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfone
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Aldicarb sulfoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Quincy go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 32 |
Where the water comes from
Quincy draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Quincy. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Quincy.
Community systems that buy water from it
- IL Veterans Home (Quincy) Quincy, IL
Annual water quality report
Quincy must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Illinois.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells