Public water system record
Buncombe Water District
Serves Buncombe and Makanda, Jackson County and Johnson County, IL · 1,030 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Buncombe Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Buncombe Water District buys its water from Carbondale.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2009.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 462 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Buncombe Water District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 3 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Buncombe Water District in 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2009 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Buncombe Water District buys its water from Carbondale. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to South Highway PWD.
Buys water from
- Carbondale Carbondale, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- South Highway PWD Makanda, IL
Annual water quality report
Buncombe Water District 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