Is Il American-Pekin Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Tazewell

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1977-06-30 → 1981-06-29

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0104 µg/L	5/14	2024
PFHXS	0.0083 µg/L	4/14	2024
Pfpea	0.0062 µg/L	4/14	2024
Pfba	0.0060 µg/L	3/14	2024
Pfhxa	0.0044 µg/L	3/14	2024
PFNA	0.0045 µg/L	1/14	2024
PFOS	0.0044 µg/L	1/14	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
Nitrate	7220 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 14740 µg/L	296/298	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	653 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1213 µg/L	53/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	17.15 µg/L 114% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 141 µg/L	40/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	13.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.8 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.1 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	32.88 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	31/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.46 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	28/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	27/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1124 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1260 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	7425 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12270 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Chloroform	2.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	15/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	5.4 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	14/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	17.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/14	UCMR-5	2024
Barium	100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/23	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.7420 pCi/L 15% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.7600 pCi/L	2/5	SYR4	2012
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	2/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.13 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 pCi/L	2/5	SYR4	2012
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	400 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/24	SYR4	2012–2018

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromateChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloriteChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFOAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BOYD, SARAH E.
Phone: 618-874-2408
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Il American-Pekin

Is Il American-Pekin tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Il American-Pekin'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 Il American-Pekin's water?

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

How many people does Il American-Pekin serve?

Il American-Pekin reports serving 31,731 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Il American-Pekin had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Il American-Pekin, 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.