What's in IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN's water?
IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 15,200 people get their water from it, across 5,812 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN ranks 5,479th by violation burden (58th percentile) - 6 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-03. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN's record does not cover
This is what IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN 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. Between the utility's meter and IL AMERICAN-LINCOLN's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,479th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.