Is Calhoun County Rwd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Calhoun

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-08
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-08
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30

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
Copper	396.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	7.885 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	54/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	34.335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.9 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.627 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.71 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	57.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60.2 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	19.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.6 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	113.98 µg/L 142% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 124.2 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	36.865 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 46.3 µg/L	50/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.8 µg/L	50/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.746 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.19 µg/L	49/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.3 µg/L	48/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0045 mg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Nitrate	40 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.953 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.36 µg/L	7/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	338 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	996 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.316 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.39 µg/L	2/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	36 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Arsenic	2.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6120 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	20 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012

87 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHULTE, JUSTINE H.
Phone: 618-576-2482
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Calhoun County Rwd

Is Calhoun County Rwd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Calhoun County Rwd'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 Calhoun County Rwd's water?

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

How many people does Calhoun County Rwd serve?

Calhoun County Rwd reports serving 4,675 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Calhoun County Rwd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for Calhoun County Rwd, of which 6 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.