Public water system record
Old Salem Chautauqua
Serves an area of Menard County, IL · 128 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Old Salem Chautauqua 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
- 13
Key facts
- Old Salem Chautauqua buys its water from Petersburg.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2011.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 46 unknown out of 52 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 |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | 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 |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 14, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 14, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Old Salem Chautauqua 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 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Old Salem Chautauqua in 2011. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2011 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Old Salem Chautauqua buys its water from Petersburg. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Petersburg Petersburg, IL
Annual water quality report
Old Salem Chautauqua 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 Old Salem Chautauqua 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