Is Galva Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Henry

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.

153

health-based violations

170

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-04-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31

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
Copper	99.1 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	185.5 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 190 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.75 pCi/L 55% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.29 pCi/L	21/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2521 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2540 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Lead	11.92 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	9/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.211 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.47 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	16.2575 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.45 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.552 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.93 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.2695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	28.945 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.865 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	28.4 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	2.97 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	0.5902 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5930 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.6215 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.67 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	5.075 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	4.6 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018

60 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DYER, DAVID L.
Phone: 309-932-2555
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Galva

Is Galva tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Galva'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 Galva's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Fluoride, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Galva serve?

Galva reports serving 2,449 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Galva had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 170 violations on file for Galva, of which 153 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.