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Carthage

Serves Carthage, Hancock County, IL · 2,510 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Carthage in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Atrazine violation.

  • IL0670250
  • CARTHAGE
  • IL
  • 2,510 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 62321
EPA system ID IL0670250

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • Carthage draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Atrazine, 0.004 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2010.
  • Record on file since 1977, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,281 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.004 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 320 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1977

EPA's records for Carthage go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (13 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 7 3
2000s 7 26
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 0 11

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2011, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 78 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2008 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1995 Archived
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1995 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1994 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Carthage between 2008 and 2010. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 7, 2010 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 17, 2008 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Atrazine

1 incident

Test results for Atrazine were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Carthage draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Hamilton. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Carthage.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Carthage 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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