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PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM REPORT
Is LAKE SARA AREA WATER CO-OP, INC. Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Illinois · PWSID IL0495150 · Surface water
Population served
3,352
Cities served
EFFINGHAM
State / jurisdiction
Illinois (IL)
PWSID
IL0495150
C-
TAP WATER GRADE
Concerning
Model score 63/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
18 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS compounds detected in UCMR5 monitoring
CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBA
5.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
Official Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
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VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 18 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the public water system snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
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⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
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