ALTAMONT
PWSID: IL0490050 · Altamont, IL · Serves 2,300 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), ALTAMONT (PWSID IL0490050) in Altamont, IL is listed as a CWS water system covering about 2,300 people. The same extract lists 9 health-based violation records spanning 2023-2023. Those 9 health-based rows for ALTAMONT cover contaminants such as Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
ALTAMONT has 9 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2023–2023. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Illinois drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Illinois state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- IL0490050
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Altamont, IL
- Population Served
- 2,300
- Health Violations
- Yes (9)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 9 | 9 |
Violation History (9)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2023 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest ALTAMONT on cumulative violation count (9) and EPA-reported population served (2,300). Violation-count peers include Santa Clara Pueblo, PARSHALL, CITY OF, WELLPINIT. Population peers include WRANGELL, CARLISLE WATERWORKS, GRANBY TOWN OF SOUTH SERVICE AREA.
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About This Data
ALTAMONT (IL0490050) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include EJ WATER COOPERATIVE; EFFINGHAM; LAKE SARA AREA WATER CO-OP, INC.; EJ WATER-MCWC. Health-based rows (9 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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