Public water system record
Media
Serves Media, Henderson County, IL · 139 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Media 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
- 3
Key facts
- Media buys its water from Dallas Rural Water District.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, June 1992.
- Record on file since 1977, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 22, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Media go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (5 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 1995, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 7, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 2, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Media in 1992. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1992 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (5 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Media buys its water from Dallas Rural Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Dallas Rural Water District Hamilton, IL
Annual water quality report
Media 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Media for a copy.
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