Is Washburn Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

196

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-04-01
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-11-01 → 1999-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-11-01 → 1999-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1995-07-01 → 1995-09-30

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	620 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 910 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0139 mg/L 93% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
Lead	51 µg/L 340% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 75 µg/L	17/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	60 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	9.8678 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	10.381 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.2025 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.6275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.006 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.5425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5444 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	230 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	919.6 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 935 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	59.5 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.414 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015

63 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARE, HEATHER
Phone: 309-248-7222
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Washburn

Is Washburn tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Washburn'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 Washburn's water?

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

How many people does Washburn serve?

Washburn reports serving 1,032 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Washburn had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 196 violations on file for Washburn, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 3 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.