Is Saline Valley Conservancy District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 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	285 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 470 µg/L	86/95	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	33/33	LCR	2025
Nitrate	120 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	31.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.8 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.45 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	11/95	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	66.35 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 67.6 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23.3 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 24.3 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.83 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.5945 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.86 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.349 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.43 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	1057.6 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2018
Barium	14.675 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2920 pCi/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.89 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	54 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2023

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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RAINWATER, ANDREW
Phone: 618-273-6222
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Saline Valley Conservancy District

Is Saline Valley Conservancy District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Saline Valley Conservancy 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 Saline Valley Conservancy District's water?

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

How many people does Saline Valley Conservancy District serve?

Saline Valley Conservancy District reports serving 3,921 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Saline Valley Conservancy District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 41 violations on file for Saline Valley Conservancy District, of which 15 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.