Public water system record
Menard Rural Water Coop
Serves an area of Menard County, IL that includes Petersburg · 753 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Menard Rural Water Coop in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Menard Rural Water Coop buys its water from Petersburg and Athens.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, April 2022.
- Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 229 unknown out of 301 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.097 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Menard Rural Water Coop go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 | 7 |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Menard Rural Water Coop between 2004 and 2022, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 24, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Menard Rural Water Coop buys its water from Petersburg and Athens. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Menard Rural Water Coop.
Buys water from
- Petersburg Petersburg, IL
- Athens Athens, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Oakford Oakford, IL
Annual water quality report
Menard Rural Water Coop 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