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Tritownship Water District

Serves an area of Madison County, IL that includes Highland · 3,470 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Tritownship Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL1190080
  • TRENTON
  • IL
  • 3,470 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62293
EPA system ID IL1190080

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Tritownship Water District buys its water from S L M Water Commission.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2005.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,422 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Tritownship Water District go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 9 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Tritownship Water District in 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 2, 2005 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Tritownship Water District buys its water from S L M Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Tritownship Water District.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Tritownship Water District 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.

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