Public water system record
Hamilton County Water District
Serves an area of Hamilton County, IL that includes Broughton · 3,958 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hamilton County Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Hamilton County Water District buys its water from Rend Lake Inter-City Water System.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,565 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Hamilton County Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Hamilton County Water District buys its water from Rend Lake Inter-City Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Western Wayne Water District and Dahlgren. 3 other community water systems buy water from Hamilton County Water District. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Hamilton County Water District.
Buys water from
- Rend Lake Inter-City Water System Benton, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Western Wayne Water District Wayne City, IL
- Dahlgren Dahlgren, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Enfield Enfield, IL
- Mill Shoals Mill Shoals, IL
- Springerton Springerton, IL
Annual water quality report
Hamilton County Water District 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