Is Vandalia Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30

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	1400 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3500 µg/L	324/324	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	68.356 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 98 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	80.574 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 111 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	55.42 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 77 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.3 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	56/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.252 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.527 µg/L	51/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	339 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 410 µg/L	38/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	9.06 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 41 µg/L	25/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0033 mg/L 22% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2026
Barium	35.95 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1053 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.82 µg/L	7/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2.225 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.36 µg/L	5/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.00895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.022 µg/L	2/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8190 pCi/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Simazine	0.9000 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/15	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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon 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: SIMPSON, JOSEPH
Phone: 618-283-0111
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Vandalia

Is Vandalia tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Vandalia serve?

Vandalia reports serving 7,616 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Vandalia had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 46 violations on file for Vandalia, of which 10 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.