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Franklin County, Illinois

Water Systems
25
Population Served
42,504
Total Violations
808
39 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

96.0%
Systems with Violations
32.3
Avg Violations per System
4.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
24 systems (96%)
GW
1 system (4%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (24)

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
West Frankfort 8,650 62 Clean
Benton 8,104 85 Clean
Rend Lake Inter-City Water System 3,650 26 -
Christopher 3,072 90 -
Greenwood-Creek Nation Water Company 2,530 15 -
Sesser 2,505 33 -
Ewing-Ina Water Commission 2,393 26 -
Akin Water District 2,368 23 -
Zeigler 1,774 88 -
Valier 1,182 32 -
Royalton 1,118 88 -
Hanaford 845 8 -
North City 772 24 -
West City 664 28 -
Buckner 494 38 -
Thompsonville 486 14 -
Plumfield Water District 460 6 -
Hill City Water District 452 28 -
Orient 362 22 -
Mulkeytown Pwd 328 15 -
Macedonia 155 47 -
Rend Lake Mobile Home Park 65 2 -
Walmart Supercenter (148999) 25 0 -
Twice the Ice Christopher 25 4 -
Twice the Ice Benton East 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 Franklin County? ▼
Franklin County has 808 total drinking water violations across 25 water systems, of which 39 are health-based violations. 96.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Franklin County systems? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County serve approximately 42,504 people through 25 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Franklin County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Franklin County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Franklin County? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County use SW (24 systems), GW (1 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. 4.8% of Franklin 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.