Public water system · IL0015500
ActiveIl Veterans Home (Quincy)
At a glance
Il Veterans Home (Quincy) (PWSID IL0015500) is an active community water system in Adams County, Illinois. It reports serving 401 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
401
Service connections
28
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Il Veterans Home (Quincy) compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Il Veterans Home (Quincy) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,086 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 67,881 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 Il Veterans Home (Quincy) 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 619 Illinois systems (16%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Il Veterans Home (Quincy)?
EPA lists Il Veterans Home (Quincy) as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 22 active systems in Adams County (9.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Il Veterans Home (Quincy) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and October 2017. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorite (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloritecode 1009 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloritecode 1009 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Il Veterans Home (Quincy): frequently asked questions
Who runs Il Veterans Home (Quincy)?
Il Veterans Home (Quincy) (PWSID IL0015500) is a community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Il Veterans Home (Quincy) serve?
Il Veterans Home (Quincy) reports serving 401 people through 28 service connections in Adams County, Illinois.
Where does Il Veterans Home (Quincy) get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Il Veterans Home (Quincy) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 Il Veterans Home (Quincy)'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Il Veterans Home (Quincy)'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Il Veterans Home (Quincy) 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | Adams | 42,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Abs Water Coop | Adams | 6,858 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Mill Creek PWD | Adams | 5,755 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clayton-Camp Point Water Commission | Adams | 2,470 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blessing Hospital | Adams | 2,460 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Payson | Adams | 1,386 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Il Veterans Home (Quincy), PWSID IL0015500, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/il-veterans-home-quincy-il0015500 (data as of October 1, 2026).