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Hillsboro, IL

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⚠️10 health-based violations on record.
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Water sources
45
Violations
0
Pollution sources
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Self-reported
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Lawsuits

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Public water systems

EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

PWSID:
IL0790010
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
29,720 people

Ej Water-Mcwc

PWSID:
IL1350020
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
2,075 people

Graham Correctional Site

PWSID:
IL1355100
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
2,155 people

Hillsboro

PWSID:
IL1350300
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
4,402 people

EPA & DEP violations

EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

PWSID IL079001026 violations
  • Other violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityOpen

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190750 (code 72) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Other violation · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190752 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityOpen

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190753 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityOpen

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190754 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityOpen

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190755 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190738 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Dec 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190739 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Dec 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190732 (code 27) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Nov 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190733 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Nov 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190734 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Nov 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190735 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Nov 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190729 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Oct 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190730 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Oct 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190731 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Oct 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190726 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Sep 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190727 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Sep 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190728 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Sep 1, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190723 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Aug 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190724 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Aug 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190725 (code 32) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Aug 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190721 (code 27) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Jul 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190719 (code 27) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Sep 1, 2022 · 3 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190714 (code 3A) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Dec 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Monitoring violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190715 (code 27) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Monitoring violation · Began Oct 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • MCL exceedance — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190712 (code 22) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL exceedance · Began Dec 1, 2015 · 10 years ago · Source ↗

  • Other violation — EJ WATER COOPERATIVE

    low severityResolved

    EPA SDWIS violation 4190706 (code 72) at EJ WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID IL0790010).

    EPA SDWIS · Other violation · Began Aug 24, 2006 · 19 years ago · Source ↗

City-wide

19 violations
  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityUnaddressed

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Unaddressed).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2026 · 7 months ago · Source ↗

  • Public Notice — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Public Notice Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Dec 26, 2025 · 7 months ago · Source ↗

  • Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Dec 1, 2025 · 8 months ago · Source ↗

  • Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Nov 1, 2025 · 9 months ago · Source ↗

  • Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Oct 1, 2025 · 10 months ago · Source ↗

  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityUnaddressed

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Unaddressed).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Nitrate — MR violation

    medium severityArchived

    Nitrate MR violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Nitrite — MR violation

    medium severityArchived

    Nitrite MR violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • TTHM — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    TTHM MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jul 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Toxaphene — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Toxaphene MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2023 · 3 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2019 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2019 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jul 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jul 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Nitrite — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Nitrite MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2017 · 9 years ago · Source ↗

  • Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Jan 1, 2010 · 16 years ago · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

No lawsuits on record.

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