Public water system record
Henderson PWD
Serves an area of Montgomery County, IL · 2,045 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Henderson PWD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Henderson PWD buys its water from Litchfield and Otter Lake Water Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, April 2001.
- Record on file since 1998, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 830 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 10, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Henderson PWD go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Henderson PWD in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Henderson PWD buys its water from Litchfield and Otter Lake Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Henderson PWD.
Buys water from
- Litchfield Litchfield, IL
- Otter Lake Water Commission Virden, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Central Macoupin County RWD Carlinville, IL
Annual water quality report
Henderson PWD 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