Public water system record
Glen Carbon
Serves Glen Carbon, Madison County, IL · 12,618 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Glen Carbon 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
- 5
Key facts
- Glen Carbon buys its water from IL American-Granite City.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 151 unknown out of 5,588 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Glen Carbon go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Glen Carbon buys its water from IL American-Granite City. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has emergency connections to Maryville and Edwardsville. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Glen Carbon.
Buys water from
- IL American-Granite City Godfrey, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Maryville Maryville, IL
- Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- East 30 MHP Crofton, MD
- Meridian Village Glen Carbon, IL
Annual water quality report
Glen Carbon 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