Public water system record
Coal City
Serves Coal City and Carbon Hill, Grundy County, IL · 5,749 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Coal City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 39
Key facts
- Coal City draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, January 2001.
- Record on file since 1977, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 26, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 5, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 27, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 3, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Coal City go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (8 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 94 |
| 2000s | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5 | 38 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2000, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 16, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 17, 1980 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Coal City in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
6 incidentsTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Coal City draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Coal City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Carbon Hill Carbon Hill, IL
Annual water quality report
Coal City 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