Water utility · Assumption · Illinois

Assumption

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2024.

Serves about 1,315 people (622 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.

  • PWSID IL0210050
  • EPA registered name: ASSUMPTION
  • EPA record checked May 27, 2026
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Mailing address
P.O. Box #81
ASSUMPTION, IL 62510
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

4 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 2 quarters since July 2024.
  • Nitrate, a nitrogen compound, often from fertilizer, septic systems or animal waste, was above the legal limit in the period starting July 2019.
Recent health-based violations for Assumption (PWSID IL0210050)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From October 2024Lead and copper rule revisions––Resolved
Oct–Dec 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.081 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2024Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.091 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
From July 2019Nitrate11 mg/L10 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2024) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 16 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 44 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on December 10, 2025.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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What is the phone number for Assumption?

Assumption's phone number on EPA record is 217-820-0914. Its mailing address is P.O. Box #81, ASSUMPTION, IL 62510.

Where does Assumption get its water?

According to EPA's record, Assumption uses groundwater from its own wells.

Does Assumption have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 4 health-based violations for Assumption in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2024. EPA also lists 16 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Assumption's latest lead result?

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Assumption's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Assumption water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Assumption. Its phone number on EPA record is 217-820-0914. Its mailing address on EPA record is P.O. Box #81, ASSUMPTION, IL 62510. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.