Public water system record
Canton
Serves Canton, Fulton County, IL · 16,748 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Canton in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Canton draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1977, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 553 lead and 2,283 unknown out of 5,869 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Canton go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 1995, Archived.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 30, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 8, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 7, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 25, 1987 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Canton draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 4 other community water systems and 5 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Canton.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cuba Cuba, IL
- Dunfermline-St David Water Commission St David, IL
- Fairview Cuba, IL
- Norris Norris, IL
Annual water quality report
Canton 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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