Public water system record
Arcola
Serves Arcola, Douglas County, IL · 2,927 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Arcola in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Arcola buys its water from Arcola/Tuscola Water Transmissioin Main.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, April 2022.
- Record on file since 1977, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 14 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,470 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Nov 22, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Arcola go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 2006, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 12, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Arcola in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2022 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Arcola buys its water from Arcola/Tuscola Water Transmissioin Main. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Arcola.
Buys water from
- Arcola/Tuscola Water Transmissioin Main Tuscola, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- West Prairie Water Company Arthur, IL
Annual water quality report
Arcola 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