Is Fountain Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31

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
Copper	345 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	7.775 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	34/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0091 mg/L 61% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Nitrate	260 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.0725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.86 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.428 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.89 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	11.217 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	53.175 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 63.5 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.23 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	30.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.5 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	5.2 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	145 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1091.5 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1130 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	108 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	12.27 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	8.465 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.2455 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.25 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	9.5675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	81 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.334 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Monochloroacetic Acid	11.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

86 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HILL, WENDY M.
Phone: 618-935-2121

Frequently asked questions about Fountain Water District

Is Fountain Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Fountain Water District'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 Fountain Water District's water?

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

How many people does Fountain Water District serve?

Fountain Water District reports serving 3,650 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Fountain Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 82 violations on file for Fountain Water District, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 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.