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Evansville

Serves Evansville, Randolph County, IL · 660 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Evansville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • IL1570250
  • EVANSVILLE
  • IL
  • 660 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 62242
EPA system ID IL1570250

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Evansville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, November 2006.
  • Record on file since 1977, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 442 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 2, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 18, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 18, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1977

EPA's records for Evansville go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 5 54
2000s 5 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 2, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Atrazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.003 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1999 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 23, 1994 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Evansville between 2005 and 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 30, 2006 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 4 violations (4 health-based): Atrazine
Jun 3, 2005 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Evansville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Ellis Grove. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Evansville.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Evansville 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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