Public water system record

Alvin

Serves Alvan (Alvin), Vermilion County, IL · 270 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Alvin in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

IL1830050
ALVIN
IL
270 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 61811

EPA system ID IL1830050

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 0
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 4

Key facts

Alvin draws water from 2 wells.
Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, August 2009.
Record on file since 1977, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Resolved	No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue	Start date	Status
Public Notice OTHER	Aug 22, 2025	Active
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2025	Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2023	Resolved

Full record since 1977

EPA's records for Alvin go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (20 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 109 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1970s	0	1
1990s	1	98
2000s	17	9
2010 to October 18, 2016	4	1
2020s	1	4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2014, Resolved.

Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2009	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2009	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2008	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2008	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2008	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2008	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2008	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2007	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2006	Resolved
Arsenic Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.021 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2005	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Treatment technique failure	Jul 1, 2003	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 2003	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1999	Archived

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Alvin between 2004 and 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2009.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Aug 11, 2009	Illinois	Signed compliance agreement	2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 4, 2009	Illinois	Signed compliance agreement	3 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 13, 2009	Illinois	Signed compliance agreement	6 violations (6 health-based): Arsenic
Jan 11, 2007	Illinois	Signed compliance agreement	3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic
May 17, 2004	Illinois	Signed compliance agreement	2 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Alvin draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Alvin 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Alvin for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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