Community Water System · PWS IL1171100
Virden
Operator location Virden, Illinois - 77% of 30 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 3,274 served per SDWIS.
- 3,274
- People served (this PWS)
- 30
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 23
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Virden standing, mid SDWIS violation third
77% of 30 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 77% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #10,004 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Virden lands in the middle third by violation volume (30), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is mid-pack at 3,274 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 77% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #10,004 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #461 of 1,310
- Population · IL
- 30
- Total EPA violations on record
- 77%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,559
- County
- Macoupin
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 18
- Monitoring Violations
- 4
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 5
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | MCL | 18 | 1994 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 5 | 2010 |
| Chloramine | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2025 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Virden has 30 recorded EPA violations, 42% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 57% carry more. 77% of this system's own violations are health-based (23 of 30), and it ranks #10,004 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
30 Lower than most fewer violations than 57% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/9/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/9/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/9/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/16/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Virden
23 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IL1171100.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water
Nationwide peers
30 violations · 3,274 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Virden
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