Public water system record
Mount Clare
Serves Mount Clare, Macoupin County, IL · 311 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mount Clare 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
- 1
Key facts
- Mount Clare buys its water from Gillespie.
- Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 11 unknown out of 135 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
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Mount Clare go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
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
Mount Clare buys its water from Gillespie. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Mount Clare.
Buys water from
- Gillespie Gillespie, IL
Annual water quality report
Mount Clare 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Mount Clare for a copy.
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