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Putnam CO Conservation Dist

Transient non-community system in Putnam County, Illinois, serving 25 people from ground water. 3 rules violated in the past three years, 1 still unresolved. Owned by state or territorial government.

People served 25 ground water
Rules violated, past 3 years 3 one rule can carry several violations
Unresolved 1 rules still in violation, EPA data updated Oct 7, 2026
Quarters with violations 12 of the last 12 quarters

Quarterly compliance history

VQ4
2023
VQ1
2024
VQ2
2024
SQ3
2024
SQ4
2024
VQ1
2025
VQ2
2025
VQ3
2025
VQ4
2025
SQ1
2026
VQ2
2026
VQ3
2026
UQ4
2026
–No violation identified VViolation identified SSerious violator (EPA enforcement priority) UUndetermined Oldest quarter on the left. Quarters 1 to 12 are the twelve most recently completed quarters at EPA's last data refresh; the 13th is the current quarter up to that date, which EPA reports as undetermined.

Still in violation

EPA data updated Oct 7, 2026

Public Notification Rule

When a system violates a drinking water standard, it must notify customers promptly: within 24 hours for acute violations (e.g., E. coli), 30 days for…
EPA rule code 7500 · Monitoring and Reporting

What it means: When a system violates a drinking water standard, it must notify customers promptly: within 24 hours for acute violations (e.g., E. coli), 30 days for non-acute MCL violations, and 1 year for monitoring failures. A violation means the notification was late or missing — not that the underlying water issue is necessarily severe.

Health effects: No direct health risk from the notification violation itself, but delayed notification means customers may have consumed contaminated water without the chance to take protective action (boil water orders, bottled water use).

Limit: No MCL — compliance requires meeting specific notification deadlines

About this rule

Also violated in the past three years

Oct to Dec 2023 to Oct to Dec 2026

Nitrate

Nitrate (NO₃) is the most common chemical contaminant in US groundwater, entering from fertilizers, septic systems, and animal waste.
EPA rule code 1040 · Inorganic Chemical

What it means: Nitrate (NO₃) is the most common chemical contaminant in US groundwater, entering from fertilizers, septic systems, and animal waste. It is odorless and tasteless — the only way to know if it's present is to test.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Limit: 10 mg/L as nitrogen (NO₃-N)

About this contaminant
About this data

EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several in the same period. Unresolved means still in violation at EPA's latest data refresh. Measured contaminant levels are not part of this record; each system publishes them in its annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Service area from EPA's Public Water System Service Area Boundaries dataset: location confidence HIGHER. The system's location is the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Illinois records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.