Public water system record
Alpha
Serves Alpha, Henry County, IL · 626 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Alpha 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
- Alpha draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2001.
- Record on file since 1977, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 363 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
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Alpha go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began June 2001, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 18, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 5, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 9, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 9, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 2, 1981 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alpha in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Alpha draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Alpha 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