Is Pana Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Christian

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.

131

health-based violations

291

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0052 µg/L	1/4	2023

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
Dichloroacetic Acid	30.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 55 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	54.21 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 105 µg/L	79/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.2915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	77.831 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 99.3 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	95.0845 µg/L 119% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 113.5 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.8 µg/L	78/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.6195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.188 µg/L	76/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	26.8 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 73 µg/L	25/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Nitrate	1600 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	15/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.8965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.97 µg/L	12/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	32.3 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1212.5 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1230 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	13.75 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	8/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.6635 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	8/79	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1253 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.19 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015

88 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PASTER, NATHAN
Phone: 217-562-3626
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pana

Is Pana tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Pana'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 Pana's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pana serve?

Pana reports serving 5,800 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Pana had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 291 violations on file for Pana, of which 131 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.