Public water system record
Coffeen
Serves Coffeen, Montgomery County, IL · 647 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Coffeen in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Coffeen buys its water from Ej Water Cooperative.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1977, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 6, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Coffeen go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Coffeen between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2005 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Oct 24, 2004 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Coffeen buys its water from Ej Water Cooperative. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Ej Water-MCWC.
Buys water from
- Ej Water Cooperative Dieterich, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ej Water-MCWC Dieterich, IL
Annual water quality report
Coffeen 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