Question 1

Is Carbon Hill water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Hill (PWS ID: IL0630100) has 1635 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 370 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Carbon Hill serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Carbon Hill serves 370 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Carbon Hill or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 155 service connections. The operator address is listed in Carbon Hill, Illinois.

Question 3

What type of violations does Carbon Hill have?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Hill has 1,635 total violations: 120 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,486 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Carbon Hill water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Carbon Hill under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Carbon Hill use?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Hill uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Carbon Hill's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Hill has 1,635 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 0% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 100% of that cohort has fewer violations than Carbon Hill. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	142	2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MCL	63	2003
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MCL	55	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	31	1998
Toxaphene	MR	31	2001
Carbofuran	MR	31	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	31	2001
2,4,5-TP	MR	31	2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	31	2001
Chlordane	MR	31	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	31	2001
Methoxychlor	MR	31	2001
Atrazine	MR	31	2001
LASSO	MR	31	2001
Heptachlor	MR	31	2001
2,4-D	MR	31	2001
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	31	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	31	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	31	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	27	1998
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	27	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	27	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	27	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	27	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	27	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	27	1998
Benzene	MR	27	1998
Toluene	MR	27	1998
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	27	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	27	1998

Carbon Hill

Carbon Hill standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Carbon Hill

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load