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Western Wayne Water District

Serves an area of Wayne County and Jefferson County, IL that includes Wayne City and Keenes · 3,516 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Western Wayne Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IL1910010
  • WAYNE CITY
  • IL
  • 3,516 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62895
EPA system ID IL1910010

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

Key facts

  • Western Wayne Water District buys its water from Wayne City and FMC Water Company.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, July 2009.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 856 unknown out of 1,296 service lines.

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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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Western Wayne Water District go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 10 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 2
2020s 0 1

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

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Illinois regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Western Wayne Water District between 2005 and 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 2, 2009 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 23, 2005 Illinois Signed compliance agreement 5 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Western Wayne Water District buys its water from Wayne City and FMC Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Hamilton County Water District. 1 other community water system buys water from Western Wayne Water District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Western Wayne Water District.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Western Wayne Water District 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.

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Testing your own water

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