Public water system record
Greenfield
Serves Greenfield, Greene County, IL · 1,097 people served
Federal records show 16 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Greenfield 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
- 16
- Resolved
- 16
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Greenfield draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Illinois, September 2018.
- Record on file since 1977, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 542 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.072 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
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, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 22, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Greenfield go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 10 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Greenfield between 2006 and 2018. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in September 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2018 | Illinois | Civil case filed in court | 4 violations (4 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Feb 7, 2011 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 1, 2006 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
11 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
CARBON, TOTAL
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Greenfield draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Greene County RWD. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Greenfield.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Greene County RWD Carrollton, IL
Annual water quality report
Greenfield 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells