Is Mount Carmel Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Wabash

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

241

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0041 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOS	0.0048 µg/L	1/4	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
Bromodichloromethane	19.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.4 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	57.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 77.2 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.3 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	85.6 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 100.6 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	39.96 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	57/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.5 µg/L	55/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	420 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 738 µg/L	39/58	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0091 mg/L 61% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate	1820 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	13/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	68.105 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 69.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1052.05 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1806 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1820 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.278 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.34 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.7600 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7820 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.321 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.36 µg/L	2/58	SYR4	2014–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	2/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.11 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/57	SYR4	2012–2019

85 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TURNER, RYAN D.
Phone: 618-262-4822
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Mount Carmel

Is Mount Carmel tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Mount Carmel'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 Mount Carmel's water?

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

How many people does Mount Carmel serve?

Mount Carmel reports serving 7,015 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Mount Carmel had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 241 violations on file for Mount Carmel, of which 30 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.