Public water system record
Patoka
Serves Patoka, Marion County, IL · 603 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Patoka 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
- 2
Key facts
- Patoka buys its water from Gateway Regional Water Company.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1977, with 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 261 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Patoka go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 26 health-based violations (16 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15 | 42 |
| 2000s | 11 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2006, Resolved.
Show all 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01 mg/L, federal limit 0.004 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.2 µg/L, federal limit 4 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.8 µg/L, federal limit 4 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Patoka between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2006 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Simazine |
| Dec 2, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Dec 30, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Patoka buys its water from Gateway Regional Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Gateway Regional Water Company Sandoval, IL
Annual water quality report
Patoka 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