Public water system · IL1910450

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Wayne City

At a glance

Wayne City (PWSID IL1910450) is an active community water system in Wayne County, Illinois. It reports serving 1,239 people through 636 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

1,239

Service connections

636

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIL1910450

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,239

Service connections636

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program

City servedWayne City

StateIllinois

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Wayne City compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Wayne City is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wayne County has 12 active public water systems, and Wayne City is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,365 people per system, and accounts for 7.6% of the 16,379 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 Wayne City 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 89 Illinois systems (2.3%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Wayne City?

EPA lists Wayne City 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Wayne County (67%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Wayne City have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Atrazine (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 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
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Atrazinecode 2050	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946	No	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931	No	Resolved
2020-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-11-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Precursor Removal · code 46	Carbon, totalcode 2920	Yes	Resolved
1994-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Atrazinecode 2050	Yes	Resolved
1977-06-30	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived

All 8 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.

Wayne City: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wayne City?

Wayne City (PWSID IL1910450) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does Wayne City serve?

Wayne City reports serving 1,239 people through 636 service connections in Wayne County, Illinois.

Where does Wayne City get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Wayne City have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Wayne City'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wayne City's water quality report?

As a community water system, Wayne City 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 Wayne County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fairfield	Wayne	6,202	Community	Surface water
Western Wayne Water District	Wayne	3,516	Community	Purchased surface water
Jasper Waterworks Corporation	Wayne	1,578	Community	Purchased surface water
New Hope Waterworks Corp	Wayne	1,285	Community	Purchased surface water
Boyleston Waterworks Corp	Wayne	948	Community	Purchased surface water
Cisne	Wayne	634	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, “Wayne City, PWSID IL1910450, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/wayne-city-il1910450 (data as of October 1, 2026).