Is Loraine Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: GWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Adams

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

167

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-15
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-08-22
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-10-17

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0147 mg/L 98% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2020
Copper	1504.2 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1760 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	5.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	3.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	23.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	6.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	39.165 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 40.3 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.13 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	14.9 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

2 contaminants tested, none detected

Monobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: GRAY, KEN
Phone: 217-242-4383
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Loraine

Is Loraine tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Loraine's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Loraine's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Loraine serve?

Loraine reports serving 300 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Loraine had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 167 violations on file for Loraine, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.