Public water system record
Benld
Serves Benld, Macoupin County, IL · 1,612 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Benld in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Benld buys its water from Gillespie.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 10 unknown out of 764 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chloramine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Benld go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Atrazine, began July 1997, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Benld buys its water from Gillespie. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Benld.
Buys water from
- Gillespie Gillespie, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Sawyerville Sawyerville, IL
Annual water quality report
Benld 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