Public water system record
Hindsboro
Serves Hindsboro, Douglas County, IL · 296 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Hindsboro 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
- 3
Key facts
- Hindsboro buys its water from Embarras Area Water District.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2006.
- Record on file since 1977, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 158 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Hindsboro go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1995, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 12, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Hindsboro between 2001 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2006 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 25, 2006 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations: Public Notice, Total Coliform |
| Nov 5, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 24, 2003 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 19, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Hindsboro buys its water from Embarras Area Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Embarras Area Water District Charleston, IL
Annual water quality report
Hindsboro 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 Hindsboro 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