Public water system record
Apple Creek Water Coop
Serves an area of Morgan County, IL · 968 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Apple Creek 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
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Apple Creek Water Coop buys its water from Waverly.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Illinois, January 2024.
- Record on file since 2004, with 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 386 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | 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 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 18, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 13, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Apple Creek Water Coop go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 20 health-based violations (20 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 2007, Resolved.
Show all 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Apple Creek Water Coop between 2006 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2024 | Illinois | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 23, 2006 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 15 violations (15 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
6 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Apple Creek Water Coop buys its water from Waverly. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Waverly Waverly, IL
Annual water quality report
Apple Creek 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.
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