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Alma

Serves Alma, Marion County, IL · 336 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Alma in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • IL1210050
  • ALMA
  • IL
  • 336 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62807
EPA system ID IL1210050

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
23

Key facts

  • Alma buys its water from North East Marion County Water Cmpny.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, February 2023.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 35 unknown out of 154 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

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
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 5, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 5, 2023 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 10, 2023 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 15, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 11, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 12, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Alma go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 7
2000s 0 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 0 19

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1995, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Alma between 2008 and 2023, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 28, 2023 Illinois Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice
Jan 3, 2008 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 3 violations: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Alma buys its water from North East Marion County Water Cmpny. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Alma 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 Alma for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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