Is Carlyle Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	62.614 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 77 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	73.856 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 96 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	70.62 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 75.4 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	39.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42.1 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.538 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.301 µg/L	54/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.3 µg/L	50/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	263 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0110 mg/L 73% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2026
Lead	6.825 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	16/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	1600 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	2.225 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	10/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	49.65 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1309.5 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1390 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	1.46 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	8/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.66 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.078 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.51 µg/L	5/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.1935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.36 µg/L	4/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	765 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 790 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6000 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.25 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/57	SYR4	2012–2019

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, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MEYERS, BRAD
Phone: 618-594-5204
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Carlyle

Is Carlyle tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Carlyle serve?

Carlyle reports serving 3,373 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Carlyle had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 68 violations on file for Carlyle, of which 37 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.