Is Batavia Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

261

health-based violations

271

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-09-30

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
Copper	709.4 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 903 µg/L	45/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	9.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	9.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	30.3 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 37.7 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.225 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 33.5 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.36 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.11 µg/L	27/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.31 µg/L	25/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.21 µg/L	21/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0038 mg/L 25% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate	270 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	8.85 pCi/L 177% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 9.2 pCi/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	32.615 µg/L 217% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 39.3 µg/L	8/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	735.75 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 777 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	1287.5 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.736 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.78 µg/L	5/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	251.7 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 252 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2013–2016
Lithium	34.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	29.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/31	SYR4	2012–2019

89 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BARKEI, JEREMY P.
Phone: 630-454-2452
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Batavia

Is Batavia tap water safe to drink?

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

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Batavia serve?

Batavia reports serving 26,098 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Batavia had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 271 violations on file for Batavia, of which 261 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.