Public water system record
Spring Valley
Serves Spring Valley, Bureau County, IL · 5,582 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Spring Valley 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
- Spring Valley draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, February 2004.
- Record on file since 1977, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 296 unknown out of 2,361 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 Spring Valley go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 11 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2005, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
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 6, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 8, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Spring Valley and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1992 and 2004. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 11 violations (11 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 24, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 17, 1992 | Illinois | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Spring Valley draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Spring Valley.
Annual water quality report
Spring Valley 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