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Morgan County, Illinois

Water Systems
18
Population Served
36,402
Total Violations
856
383 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

88.9%
Systems with Violations
47.6
Avg Violations per System
44.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
10 systems (56%)
GW
8 systems (44%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (16)

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
Jacksonville 19,903 33 Detected
South Jacksonville 3,508 94 Detected
Smg Water Coop 3,110 15 -
North Morgan Water Coop 2,763 9 -
Murrayville-Woodson Water Commission 1,403 62 -
Waverly 1,194 174 -
Meredosia 1,075 22 -
Apple Creek Water Coop 968 178 -
Franklin 800 52 -
Chapin 658 43 -
Alexander Water District 442 34 Detected
Concord 295 54 -
Lynnville 130 33 -
West Morgan Water Corporation 53 30 -
Starlite Campers 25 19 -
Hy-Vee Jacksonville 25 4 -
Walmart Supercenter 0200 Jacksonville 25 0 -
Hughes Gaming 25 0 -

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 Morgan County? ▼
Morgan County has 856 total drinking water violations across 18 water systems, of which 383 are health-based violations. 88.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Morgan County systems? ▼
Water systems in Morgan County serve approximately 36,402 people through 18 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Morgan County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Morgan County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Morgan County? ▼
Water systems in Morgan County use SW (10 systems), GW (8 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. 44.7% of Morgan 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.