Water Quality: Carbon Cliff, IL

1 water system • 2,134 people served

Multiple Health Violations
24
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
2,134
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Carbon Cliff is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 2,134 people, and has 24 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Carbon Cliff's violation count is 17% below the national average for Illinois. Contaminants associated with violations include Total Organic Carbon.

Contaminants Found

Total Organic Carbon

Not a direct health risk but reacts with disinfectants to form carcinogenic byproducts such as trihalomethanes.

Common source: Decaying plant material, algae, soil organic matter in source water

EPA limit: Treatment technique (must reduce TOC based on source water level)

Water Systems Serving Carbon Cliff

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
CARBON CLIFF IL1610100 Groundwater 2,134 24

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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