Public water system record
Cambridge
Serves Cambridge, Henry County, IL · 2,086 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Cambridge 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
- 0
Key facts
- Cambridge draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, October 2016.
- Record on file since 1977, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 281 lead and 170 unknown out of 946 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Cambridge go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 9, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 7, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 29, 1986 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 16, 1984 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cambridge in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2016 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Cambridge draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cambridge 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