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Community Water System · PWS IL0775100

Kinkaid Area Water System

Murphysboro, Illinois 62966 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1
People served
47
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 47 drinking-water violations at Kinkaid Area Water System, 47% of them health-based - below the Illinois per-system average.

47
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kinkaid Area Water System

Kinkaid Area Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1 residents in Murphysboro, Illinois (Jackson County) through 10 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 47 total violations for this system , of which 22 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 11 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is CARBON, TOTAL, recorded in 11 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Illinois, EPA tracks 5,117 public water systems serving 12,576,876 people, with 355,322 cumulative violations and 52,932 health-based violations on record. About 81% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69.4 violations. Statewide, 199 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Kinkaid Area Water System's 47 violations sit below the Illinois average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1
Total Violations
47
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
10
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
CARBON, TOTAL TT 11 2003
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 1993
Chlorite MCL 5 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2006
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 2015
Chloramine MR 2 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1977

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kinkaid Area Water System.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IL0775100 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Illinois Drinking Water Authority

Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Kinkaid Area Water System under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IL regulator portal

Source: Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2015 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 2946
2010 Chlorite MCL 5 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 1009
2008 Chloramine MR 2 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 1006
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 3100
2003 CARBON, TOTAL TT 11 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 2920
1993 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 0200
1977 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / IL0775100 / 4000

How Kinkaid Area Water System Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kinkaid Area Water System Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 47 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1 2,458 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,117 regulated public water systems in Illinois.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kinkaid Area Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Kinkaid Area Water System (PWS ID: IL0775100) has 47 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Kinkaid Area Water System serve? ▼
Kinkaid Area Water System serves 1 people in Murphysboro, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 10 service connections.
What type of violations does Kinkaid Area Water System have? ▼
Kinkaid Area Water System has 47 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 11 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kinkaid Area Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kinkaid Area Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kinkaid Area Water System use? ▼
Kinkaid Area Water System uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.