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Altamont

Serves Altamont, Effingham County, IL · 2,300 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Altamont in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • IL0490050
  • ALTAMONT
  • IL
  • 2,300 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 62411
EPA system ID IL0490050

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Altamont draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, October 2023.
  • Record on file since 1977, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 150 unknown out of 1,324 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved Yes

Full record since 1977

EPA's records for Altamont go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
2000s 4 15
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Altamont between 2004 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 16, 2023 Illinois Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 10, 2008 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 20, 2005 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 2, 2004 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Altamont draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Altamont.

Annual water quality report

Altamont 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.

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Testing your own water

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