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Goreville

Serves Goreville, Johnson County, IL · 1,068 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Goreville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • IL0870200
  • GOREVILLE
  • IL
  • 1,068 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62939
EPA system ID IL0870200

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Goreville buys its water from Lake of Egypt PWD.
  • Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 471 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 2013

EPA's records for Goreville go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 2 3

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

2 incidents

The 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.

Where the water comes from

Goreville buys its water from Lake of Egypt PWD. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Goreville 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

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