Public water system record
East Lynn Community Water System
Serves East Lynn, Vermilion County, IL · 112 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for East Lynn Community Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Arsenic violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- East Lynn Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 14.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, December 2008.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.2 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 22, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 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.
|
|
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.
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for East Lynn Community Water System go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 80 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 34 |
| 2000s | 1 | 39 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against East Lynn Community Water System in 2008. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2008 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 7 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
1 incidentArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
East Lynn Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
East Lynn Community Water System 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 East Lynn Community Water System for a copy.
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