Public water system · IL1090250

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Good Hope

At a glance

Good Hope (PWSID IL1090250) is an active community water system in McDonough County, Illinois. It reports serving 536 people through 255 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

536

Service connections

255

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIL1090250

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served536

Service connections255

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program

City servedGood Hope

StateIllinois

ZIP—

CountyMcDonough County

How does Good Hope compare with other water systems in McDonough County?

By EPA's size categories, Good Hope is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). McDonough County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 1,588 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 33,349 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Good Hope is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% of the state's 3,872 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,808 Illinois systems (73%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Good Hope?

EPA lists Good Hope as owned by a local government. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 12 of the 21 active systems in McDonough County (57%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Good Hope have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and October 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 4 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2005-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2005-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1991-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1977-06-30	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived

All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Good Hope: frequently asked questions

Who runs Good Hope?

Good Hope (PWSID IL1090250) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does Good Hope serve?

Good Hope reports serving 536 people through 255 service connections in McDonough County, Illinois.

Where does Good Hope get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Good Hope have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Good Hope's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Good Hope's water quality report?

As a community water system, Good Hope must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in McDonough County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Macomb	McDonough	15,051	Community	Surface water
Western Illinois University	McDonough	8,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Bushnell	McDonough	2,972	Community	Groundwater
West Prairie Water Co-Op	McDonough	2,395	Community	Purchased groundwater
Colchester	McDonough	1,395	Community	Purchased surface water
Blandinsville	McDonough	569	Community	Surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Good Hope, PWSID IL1090250, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/good-hope-il1090250 (data as of October 1, 2026).