Public water system record
Hopewell
Serves Hopewell, Marshall County, IL · 420 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Hopewell in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Hopewell draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, August 2005.
- Record on file since 1977, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 16 lead and 18 unknown out of 179 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Hopewell go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (23 resolved) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 | 28 |
| 2000s | 13 | 20 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 11, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 19, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 12, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 21, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 14, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 23, 1981 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Hopewell between 2001 and 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Public Notice |
| Oct 27, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 7 violations (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Feb 27, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 12 violations (12 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 4, 2002 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 3, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Hopewell draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Hopewell 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 Hopewell 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