Is East Moline Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Rock Island

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	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-07-01 → 2006-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0240 µg/L	4/4	2024
PFBS	0.0036 µg/L	1/4	2024

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	160 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	242/250	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	24.25 µg/L 162% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	176/249	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.244 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	72.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 78 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	81.59 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 86 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	71.1 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 103.8 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	36.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60.7 µg/L	106/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.3716 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	33/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	21.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.4 µg/L	32/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0100 mg/L 67% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	28/28	LCR	2026
Nitrate	2800 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	11/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	42.65 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1089 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1110 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2240 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2300 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	2.0415 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	2/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.4 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.52 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Selenium	2.2 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HUBER, BRIANA
Phone: 309-752-1520
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about East Moline

Is East Moline tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in East Moline'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 East Moline's water?

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

How many people does East Moline serve?

East Moline reports serving 21,374 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has East Moline had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 95 violations on file for East Moline, of which 81 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.