Public water system record
Kinkaid Area Water System
On record as serving Jackson County, IL · Serves 1 person
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Kinkaid Area Water System 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
- 1
Key facts
- Kinkaid Area Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, September 2003.
- Record on file since 1977, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Kinkaid Area Water System go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorite, began January 2010, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.18 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Kinkaid Area Water System in 2003. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2003 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
Kinkaid Area Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 11 other community water systems buy water from Kinkaid Area Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ava Ava, IL
- Campbell Hill Campbell Hill, IL
- De Soto Desoto, IL
- Elkville Elkville, IL
- Elverado Water District Vergennes, IL
- Gorham Gorham, IL
- Murdale PWD Murphysboro, IL
- Murphysboro Murphysboro, IL
- Oraville Water District Ava, IL
- Washington County Water Company Nashville, IL
- Willisville Willisville, IL
Annual water quality report
Kinkaid Area Water System 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 Kinkaid Area Water System 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