Public water system record
Bureau Junction
Serves Bureau Junction, Bureau County, IL · 297 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bureau Junction 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
- 1
Key facts
- Bureau Junction draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2004.
- Record on file since 1977, with 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 134 unknown out of 134 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Bureau Junction go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 25 health-based violations (19 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 7 |
| 2000s | 17 | 14 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 23, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 3, 1995 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 3, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1982 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Bureau Junction between 2001 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 16 violations (16 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 12, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Bureau Junction draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Bureau Junction 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Bureau Junction for a copy.
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