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Devils Kitchen Water District

Serves an area of Williamson County, IL · 1,428 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Devils Kitchen Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • IL1995160
  • CARBONDALE
  • IL
  • 1,428 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 62902
EPA system ID IL1995160

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Devils Kitchen Water District buys its water from Lake of Egypt PWD and Carbondale.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 10, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 12, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Devils Kitchen Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 1
2020s 4 5

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

3 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Devils Kitchen Water District buys its water from Lake of Egypt PWD and Carbondale. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Devils Kitchen 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.

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

Testing your own water

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