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Effingham County, Illinois

Water Systems
16
Population Served
23,718
Total Violations
682
129 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

81.3%
Systems with Violations
42.6
Avg Violations per System
18.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
12 systems (75%)
GW
4 systems (25%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Effingham Illinois water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (13)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Effingham 12,252 40 Clean
Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. 3,352 18 Detected
Altamont 2,300 100 -
Teutopolis 1,599 28 -
Heartville Pwd 1,092 25 -
Dieterich 900 70 -
Ej Water-Watson 754 25 -
Beecher City 500 126 -
Edgewood 440 30 -
Ej Water-Montrose 201 57 -
Snake Trail Wtr Assn 120 108 -
Easy Breeze Manufactured Home Park 108 51 -
Martins Iga Effingham 25 0 -
Wal-Mart Supercenter #0936 25 0 -
Icehouse Effingham 25 0 -
Ice House Altamont 25 4 -

Other Counties in Illinois

Cook County
427 systems · 5,304,996 served · 21,728 violations
DuPage County
207 systems · 861,775 served · 15,779 violations
Lake County
540 systems · 719,035 served · 33,311 violations
Will County
330 systems · 622,572 served · 37,818 violations
Kane County
191 systems · 592,544 served · 12,844 violations
McHenry County
307 systems · 271,051 served · 11,554 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Effingham County? ▼
Effingham County has 682 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 129 are health-based violations. 81.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Effingham County systems? ▼
Water systems in Effingham County serve approximately 23,718 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Effingham County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Effingham County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Effingham County? ▼
Water systems in Effingham County use SW (12 systems), GW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 18.9% of Effingham County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.