Is Bethalto Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0045 µg/L	2/2	2025
PFHXS	0.0036 µg/L	1/2	2025

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	893 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 990 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	8.996 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.364 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	35.466 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 36.14 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	9.10235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.444 µg/L	28/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.3595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.92 µg/L	28/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.912 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 40.6 µg/L	27/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	26/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.3 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	26/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2023
Nitrate	1700 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	36.1 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1043.3 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1070 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1.39 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9671 pCi/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.01 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.7295 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.8 µg/L	2/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.382 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	2/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.6355 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6400 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.62 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.3 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.55 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/29	SYR4	2012–2019

84 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHEATHAM, ROD A.
Phone: 618-377-8126
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bethalto

Is Bethalto tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Bethalto'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 Bethalto's water?

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

How many people does Bethalto serve?

Bethalto reports serving 15,210 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Bethalto had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Bethalto, 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.