Public water system record
Cooks Mills Water Association
Serves an area of Coles County, IL · 720 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Cooks Mills Water Association 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
- Cooks Mills Water Association draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, October 2005.
- Record on file since 1992, 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.
None since October 2016.
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 |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Cooks Mills Water Association go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began March 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 2, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cooks Mills Water Association in 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cooks Mills Water Association draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Mattoon.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Mattoon Mattoon, IL
Annual water quality report
Cooks Mills Water Association 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