Is ALTAMONT's water safe to drink?
ALTAMONT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 2,300, over 1,100 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
23 total violations and 6 health-based ones put ALTAMONT at the 76th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,081 of 12,903.
Against the IL average
ALTAMONT's 6 health-based violations sit above the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ALTAMONT's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
ALTAMONT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ALTAMONT's record does not cover
This is what ALTAMONT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for ALTAMONT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.