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Egyptian Water Company

Serves an area of Randolph County, IL · 2,330 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Egyptian Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • IL1570010
  • NASHVILLE
  • IL
  • 2,330 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62263
EPA system ID IL1570010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Egyptian Water Company buys its water from Sparta and Chester.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, November 2010.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 23 unknown out of 989 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Egyptian Water Company go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 14 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2014, Resolved.

Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Egyptian Water Company in 2010. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 22, 2010 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 20, 2010 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Egyptian Water Company buys its water from Sparta and Chester. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Egyptian Water Company.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Egyptian Water Company 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.

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Testing your own water

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