BENTON: EPA violation history, explained
BENTON had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 8,104 people through 3,581 service connections.
How this compares nationally
BENTON has 42 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,968th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 54th percentile nationally.
Against the IL average
BENTON's 2 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BENTON's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-03-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
BENTON'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BENTON's record does not cover
This is what BENTON 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for BENTON - 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.