Public water system record
Girard
Serves Girard, Macoupin County, IL · 1,885 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Girard 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
- 2
Key facts
- Girard buys its water from Otter Lake Water Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2011.
- Record on file since 1993, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 313 unknown out of 913 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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Girard go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2010, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Girard in 2011. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2011 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Girard buys its water from Otter Lake Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Girard.
Buys water from
- Otter Lake Water Commission Virden, IL
Annual water quality report
Girard 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