Public water system record
Jacksonville
Serves Jacksonville and South Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL · 19,903 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Jacksonville in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Jacksonville draws water from 3 wells and 2 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,336 lead and 669 unknown out of 7,831 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Jacksonville go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Jacksonville draws water from 3 wells and 2 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 5 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Jacksonville.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Chapin Chapin, IL
- Franklin Franklin, IL
- Murrayville-Woodson Water Commission Murrayville, IL
- North Morgan Water Coop Jacksonville, IL
- SMG Water Coop Winchester, IL
Annual water quality report
Jacksonville 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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