Public water system record
Olney
Serves Olney, Richland County, IL · 8,877 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Olney 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
- 2
Key facts
- Olney draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, March 2008.
- Record on file since 1977, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,425 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Olney go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Olney in 2008. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2008 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
Olney draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Ej Water Cooperative. 4 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Olney. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Olney.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ej Water Cooperative Dieterich, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Acorn Acres MHP Stevens Point, WI
- Noble Noble, IL
- Parkersburg Parkersburg, IL
- West Liberty-Dundas Water District Dundas, IL
Annual water quality report
Olney 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