What's in VIRDEN's water?
VIRDEN has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,274, over 1,559 connections.
VIRDEN's record against the rest of the country
VIRDEN has 8 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,481th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 65th percentile nationally.
Against the IL average
VIRDEN's 4 health-based violations sit within the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
VIRDEN's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
VIRDEN'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: Interim 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 VIRDEN's record does not cover
This is what VIRDEN 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 - 4 health-based violations on file for VIRDEN - 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.