Is Taylorville, IL Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Taylorville's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate-Nitrite	10800 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Nitrate	10130 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Fluoride	1004.05 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Nitrite	269 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Copper	128.8 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Barium	82.5 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
TTHM	75.43 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Lead	53.6 µg/L 357% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Chloroform	32.21 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	29.295 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	22.326 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	19.175 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.605 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.5975 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Bromoform	6.5 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.38 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Selenium	2.975 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.224 pCi/L 44% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2018	1/2	SYR4
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: TAYLORVILLE · 12,806 people · 2026 Highest in the city: 0.0014 mg/L — TAYLORVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER · 1,300 people · 2025	2/2	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Taylorville

Supplier	Population served
TAYLORVILLE	12,806
TAYLORVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER	1,300

Frequently asked questions about Taylorville tap water

Is Taylorville tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 21 contaminants in the water serving Taylorville. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Taylorville?

2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Taylorville, Illinois to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Taylorville's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Taylorville include Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate, Fluoride, Nitrite, Copper. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.