Water quality in Salem, Illinois
Salem is in Marion County. 18 active public water systems serve the county; 8 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Marion County
14 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Marion County Water Cmpny |
3,220 | 1 | 1.5 mi | |
| Raccoon Water Company |
7,080 | 1 | 4.9 mi | |
| Odin Odin |
2,543 | 0 | 5.3 mi | |
| Alma Alma |
336 | 5 | 7.4 mi | |
| Sandoval Sandoval |
1,422 | 0 | 8.6 mi | |
| Iuka Iuka |
512 | 0 | 9.3 mi | |
| Junction City Junction City |
494 | 1 | 9.4 mi | |
| Centralia Centralia |
12,182 | 1 | 11.1 mi | |
| Walnut Hill Walnut Hill |
1,180 | 1 | 11.2 mi | |
| Patoka Patoka |
545 | 0 | 11.6 mi | |
| Kinmundy Kinmundy |
940 | 0 | 12.0 mi | |
| Wamac Wamac |
1,030 | 0 | 12.7 mi | |
| Fmc Water Company |
2,945 | 1 | — | |
| W G Murray Development Center |
290 | 1 | — |
Non-community systems in Marion County (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wal Mart Supercenter Salem |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Icehouse Salem |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Twice the Ice Herrin |
25 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Marion County, nearest to Salem first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.