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Community Water System · PWS IL1570010

Egyptian Water Company

Nashville, Illinois 62263 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 2,330 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,330
People served
95
EPA violations
85
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 95 drinking-water violations at Egyptian Water Company, 89% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

95
Total EPA violations on record
89%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,330
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Egyptian Water Company

Egyptian Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,330 residents in Nashville, Illinois (Randolph County) through 983 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 95 total violations for this system , of which 85 (89%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 6 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 40 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%).

Egyptian Water Company's 95 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
2,330
Total Violations
95
Health-Based Violations
85
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
983
County
Randolph
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
36
Monitoring Violations
6
Treatment Tech Violations
49

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 40 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 30 2014
TTHM MCL 6 2010
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2005
TTHM MR 4 2024
CARBON, TOTAL TT 4 2017
Chlorine MR 2 2011
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2025

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 Egyptian Water Company.

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 IL1570010 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 Egyptian Water Company 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 REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 5200
2024 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 2950
2017 CARBON, TOTAL TT 4 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 2920
2014 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 40 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 0200
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 30 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 2456
2011 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 0999
2010 TTHM MCL 6 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 2950
2005 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / IL1570010 / 0300

How Egyptian Water Company Compares

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

Metric Egyptian Water Company Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 95 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 85 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 2,330 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 Egyptian Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Egyptian Water Company (PWS ID: IL1570010) has 95 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,330 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Egyptian Water Company serve? ▼
Egyptian Water Company serves 2,330 people in Nashville, Illinois. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 983 service connections.
What type of violations does Egyptian Water Company have? ▼
Egyptian Water Company has 95 total violations: 85 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 6 monitoring/reporting violations, and 49 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Egyptian Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Egyptian Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Egyptian Water Company use? ▼
Egyptian Water Company 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.