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Community Water System · PWS IL0775150

Lakeside Pwd

Carbondale, Illinois 62901-8157 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,065 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,065
People served
72
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 72 drinking-water violations at Lakeside Pwd, 26% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

72
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,065
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lakeside Pwd

Lakeside Pwd is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,065 residents in Carbondale, Illinois (Jackson County) through 1,226 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 72 total violations for this system , of which 19 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 31 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 violations (MR). 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%).

Lakeside Pwd's 72 violations sit above 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
3,065
Total Violations
72
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,226
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
31
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 1994
CARBON, TOTAL TT 10 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2018
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2016
Chloramine MR 4 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2024
TTHM MR 4 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1994

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 Lakeside Pwd.

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 IL0775150 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 Lakeside Pwd 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
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 5000
2024 CARBON, TOTAL TT 10 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 2920
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 2950
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 7000
2018 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 0300
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 8000
2016 Chloramine MR 4 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 1006
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 3100
1994 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / IL0775150 / 3100

How Lakeside Pwd Compares

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

Metric Lakeside Pwd Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 72 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 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 3,065 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 Lakeside Pwd water safe to drink? ▼
Lakeside Pwd (PWS ID: IL0775150) has 72 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,065 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Lakeside Pwd serve? ▼
Lakeside Pwd serves 3,065 people in Carbondale, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,226 service connections.
What type of violations does Lakeside Pwd have? ▼
Lakeside Pwd has 72 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 31 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lakeside Pwd water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lakeside Pwd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lakeside Pwd use? ▼
Lakeside Pwd 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.