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Central Alexander Cnty PWD

Serves Olive Branch and Unity, Alexander County and Pulaski County, IL · 1,763 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Central Alexander Cnty PWD in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL0035100
  • OLIVE BRANCH
  • IL
  • 1,763 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 62969
EPA system ID IL0035100

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Central Alexander Cnty PWD buys its water from Southwater Inc.
  • Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 605 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 29, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1977

EPA's records for Central Alexander Cnty PWD go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 4

Where the water comes from

Central Alexander Cnty PWD buys its water from Southwater Inc. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to IL American-Cairo. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Central Alexander Cnty PWD.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Central Alexander Cnty PWD 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.

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Testing your own water

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