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Fayette Water Company

On record as serving Fayette County, IL · Serves 5,608 people

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Fayette Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • IL0510010
  • BROWNSTOWN
  • IL
  • 5,608 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62418
EPA system ID IL0510010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Fayette Water Company draws water from 5 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,290 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 25, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Fayette Water Company go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 31 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 31
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 1
2020s 1 6

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Fayette Water Company draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Gateway Regional Water Company and Ej Water Cooperative. 5 other community water systems buy water from Fayette Water Company.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Fayette Water Company 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

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