Public water system record
Galesburg
Serves Galesburg, Knox County, IL · 31,620 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Galesburg 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
- Galesburg draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,366 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 Galesburg go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 7, 1992 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Galesburg draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 6 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Galesburg.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Abingdon Monmouth, IL
- East Galesburg East Galesburg, IL
- Henderson Henderson, IL
- Knoxville Knoxville, IL
- Little York Little York, IL
- Windwood Water System, Inc. Galesburg, IL
Annual water quality report
Galesburg 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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