Public water system record
New Berlin
Serves New Berlin, Sangamon County, IL · 1,380 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for New Berlin in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- New Berlin buys its water from South Sangamon Water Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, June 2007.
- Record on file since 1977, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 593 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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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Mar 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 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for New Berlin go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (23 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2013, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against New Berlin in 2007. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2007 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 21 violations (21 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
New Berlin buys its water from South Sangamon Water Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Curran-Gardner Township PWD.
Buys water from
- South Sangamon Water Commission Rochester, IL
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Curran-Gardner Township PWD Springfield, IL
Annual water quality report
New Berlin 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