Is Taylorville 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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-01
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
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
Nitrate	10130 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 13000 µg/L	388/398	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	29.295 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 38.6 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	22.326 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.81 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	32.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 57.9 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.43 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 102.1 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	19.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.15 µg/L	106/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	105/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.9 µg/L	98/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	6.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	79/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	10800 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12700 µg/L	62/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	30/30	LCR	2026
Copper	128.8 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 336 µg/L	17/120	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	82.5 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 89 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	53.6 µg/L 357% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 59 µg/L	10/120	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	1004.05 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1010 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.5975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.17 µg/L	6/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.224 pCi/L 44% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.26 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	2.975 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	269 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/64	SYR4	2012–2019

90 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, TotalBromateChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloriteChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NICOL, JOSH
Phone: 217-287-1441
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Taylorville

Is Taylorville tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Taylorville'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 Taylorville's water?

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

How many people does Taylorville serve?

Taylorville reports serving 12,806 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Taylorville had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 73 violations on file for Taylorville, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 7 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.