Public water system record
Westfield
Serves Westfield, Clark County, IL · 678 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for Westfield in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 21
Key facts
- Westfield buys its water from Clark-Edgar RWD.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 18, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 20, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Westfield go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 64 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 55 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 18 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began February 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 23, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Westfield between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2023 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Mar 18, 2010 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Dec 2, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Westfield buys its water from Clark-Edgar RWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Clark-Edgar RWD Marshall, IL
Annual water quality report
Westfield 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