Public water system record
Vandalia
Serves Vandalia, Fayette County, IL · 7,616 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Vandalia in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Vandalia draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, December 2024.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,481 unknown out of 2,778 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 8, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Vandalia go back to 1977. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Vandalia in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Vandalia draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Kaskaskia Springs Water Co. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Vandalia.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Kaskaskia Springs Water Co. Vandalia, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Vandalia Correctional Center Vandalia, IL
Annual water quality report
Vandalia 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.
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