Is SMITHTON's water safe to drink?
SMITHTON has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,381, over 1,450 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SMITHTON ranks 5,068th by violation burden (61th percentile) - 18 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
SMITHTON's 3 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
SMITHTON's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
SMITHTON'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); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Atrazine
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 SMITHTON's record does not cover
This is what SMITHTON 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 - 3 health-based violations on file for SMITHTON - 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.