STEGER: EPA violation history, explained
STEGER has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 9,700 people through 3,425 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, STEGER ranks 2,388th by violation burden (81th percentile) - 27 violations total, 8 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
Among the 560 IL systems in this dataset, the average is 5.0 health-based violations - STEGER's 8 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
STEGER's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
STEGER'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)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What STEGER's record does not cover
This is what STEGER 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 STEGER's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,388th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.