Is ATHENS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. ATHENS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is ATHENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

ATHENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

ATHENS, IL · Menard County

ATHENS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

ATHENS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for ATHENS.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Illinois’s official records. Always confirm current status with Illinois before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): IL1290050
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 4,575
Service connections: 1,830
Ownership: local government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

ATHENS is one of 248 community water systems in Illinois in the 3,301 to 10,000 people size category, serving 4,575 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 33 entries between 1977 and 2024, all of which EPA lists as closed.

Of the 33, 27 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and the Consumer Confidence Rule.

Violation history

Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation
—
Public Notice
April 11, 2024 – June 28, 2024
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
October 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
October 1, 2023 – February 29, 2024
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025
Archived
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
September 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
September 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
December 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
December 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
September 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
TTHM
September 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2019 – August 1, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
July 1, 2019 – September 25, 2019
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2019 – July 2, 2020
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
February 1, 2019 – February 28, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
January 1, 2019 – March 27, 2019
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2018 – August 1, 2019
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
April 1, 2017 – June 16, 2017
Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
October 1, 2016 – September 27, 2017
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
August 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
July 1, 2015 – September 29, 2015
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2011 – October 17, 2011
Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—
Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
June 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
April 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
April 1, 2007 – June 29, 2007
Resolved
Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—
Coliform (TCR)
December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005
Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)
—
Chlorine
October 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005
Resolved
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
June 30, 1977 – June 29, 1981
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
April 11, 2024 – June 28, 2024	Public Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation	Public Notice	—	Resolved
October 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
October 1, 2023 – February 29, 2024	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2025	Monitoring, Regular	Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	—	Archived
January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
September 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
September 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Resolved
December 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
December 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
September 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	—	Resolved
September 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	TTHM	—	Resolved
July 1, 2019 – August 1, 2019	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
July 1, 2019 – September 25, 2019	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
July 1, 2019 – July 2, 2020	Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
February 1, 2019 – February 28, 2019	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
January 1, 2019 – March 27, 2019	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
July 1, 2018 – August 1, 2019	Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
May 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
April 1, 2017 – June 16, 2017	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
October 1, 2016 – September 27, 2017	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Resolved
August 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
July 1, 2015 – September 29, 2015	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
July 1, 2011 – October 17, 2011	Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
July 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	—	Resolved
June 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
April 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
April 1, 2007 – June 29, 2007	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Coliform (TCR)	—	Resolved
October 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Chlorine	—	Resolved
June 30, 1977 – June 29, 1981	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

No enforcement actions on record for this system.

Common questions

Is ATHENS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?: Yes. ATHENS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is ATHENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?: ATHENS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does ATHENS have any open drinking water violations on record?: As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for ATHENS.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?: A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

FRITZ, DERRICK

217-636-8429

ATHENS, IL 62613