Is Rend Lake Inter-City Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31

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
Chlorite	490 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1540 µg/L	266/267	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	44.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 65.5 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.1 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	53.105 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 84.1 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	26.215 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 28.8 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.9 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Atrazine	0.5025 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5300 µg/L	12/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.08 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.12 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	26.42 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 30.1 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	9/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	903.95 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 919 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	130 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	41.06 µg/L 274% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 42.2 µg/L	4/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.5305 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5500 µg/L	4/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	128.5 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	227 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2600 pCi/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.5 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FURLOW, TONY
Phone: 618-439-4394
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Rend Lake Inter-City Water

Is Rend Lake Inter-City Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Rend Lake Inter-City Water'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 Rend Lake Inter-City Water's water?

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

How many people does Rend Lake Inter-City Water serve?

Rend Lake Inter-City Water reports serving 3,650 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Rend Lake Inter-City Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Rend Lake Inter-City Water, of which 0 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.