Public water system record
Springfield
Serves Springfield, Leland Grove and Southern View, Sangamon County, IL · 117,444 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Springfield 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
- 3
Key facts
- Springfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1977, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 400 lead and 9,782 unknown out of 54,917 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Springfield go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Where the water comes from
Springfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 26 other community water systems and 16 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Springfield. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Springfield.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bissell Village MHC Southfield, MI
- Cottonwood Cove MHP Speld, IL
- Deerwood Estates Indianola, IA
- Edgewood Mobile Home Court (MHC) Oviedo, FL
- Forrest Park MHP Speld, IL
- Gaslite Court MHC Englewood, NJ
- Grand Valley Village MHP Springfield, IL
- Grandview Springfield, IL
- Jerome Springfield, IL
- Linden Manor MHP La Verne, CA
- Loami Loami, IL
- Milton Manor MHP La Verne, CA
- Northbrook MHC SPFLD, IL
- Oakwood Estates Springfield, IL
- Park Ridge MHC Sarasota, FL
- Patch Place MHC Springfield, IL
- Pheasant Run MHP Coldwater, MI
- Ridge Village MHP Springfield, IL
- Rochester Rochester, IL
- Round Prairie Water Coop Dieterich, IL
- Scottsdale MHC Springfield, IL
- Sugar Crk PWD Springfield, IL
- Westwood Springfield, IL
- Westwood Place Springfield, IL
- Williamsville Williamsville, IL
- Woodland Acres MHP Erlanger, KY
Annual water quality report
Springfield 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