Public water system record
IL American-Cairo
Serves Cairo, Alexander County, IL · 1,821 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for IL American-Cairo in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- IL American-Cairo draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,452 unknown out of 2,613 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for IL American-Cairo go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
IL American-Cairo draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Central Alexander Cnty PWD. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to IL American-Cairo.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Central Alexander Cnty PWD Olive Branch, IL
Annual water quality report
IL American-Cairo 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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