CARTHAGE: EPA violation history, explained
CARTHAGE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,510, over 1,300 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CARTHAGE ranks 999th by violation burden (92th percentile) - 61 violations total, 18 health-baseds.
How CARTHAGE compares within IL
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; CARTHAGE carries 18, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CARTHAGE is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2017-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CARTHAGE'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: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Atrazine
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 this data is and is not
CARTHAGE's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 61 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.