Water Quality: Cutler, IL

1 water system • 463 people served

Multiple Health Violations
17
Total Violations
8
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
463
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Cutler is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 463 people, and has 17 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 8 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Cutler's violation count is 41% below the national average for Illinois. Contaminants associated with violations include Stage 2 DBP, Total Organic Carbon.

Contaminants Found

Stage 2 DBP

Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that increase cancer risk and may cause adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Chlorine disinfection reacting with natural organic matter in source water

EPA limit: TTHM: 0.080 mg/L; HAA5: 0.060 mg/L

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 Cutler

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
CUTLER IL1450050 Groundwater 463 17

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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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