Is Normal Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1993-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1977-06-30 → 1981-06-29

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	540 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 610 µg/L	228/228	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	57.65 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 99 µg/L	60/61	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	3.293 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.763 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	4.79165 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.01 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0055 mg/L 37% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	28.8 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	17/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.5 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	16/61	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	1.3845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.43 µg/L	14/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	150 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	11/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.495 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	6/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1018 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	147.95 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	28.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	19.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.2 µg/L	3/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.1208 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.18 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	48.5 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 50 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	7.9 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.5320 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/28	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.6200 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018

88 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BURKHART, JOHN I.
Phone: 309-454-9562
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Normal

Is Normal tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Normal serve?

Normal reports serving 52,736 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Normal had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for Normal, 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.