Is Flora Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Clay

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	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-01-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	910 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	70.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	83 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	56 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	55/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	35 µg/L No EPA limit set	53/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.062 µg/L No EPA limit set	52/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	42/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Lead	10 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	8/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.02 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.48 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/59	SYR4	2012–2019

31 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: RINEHART, TOBY L.
Phone: 618-662-4625
Email: PUBLICWORKS@FLORAIL.US

Frequently asked questions about Flora

Is Flora tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Flora'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 Flora's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Flora serve?

Flora reports serving 5,233 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Flora had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 34 violations on file for Flora, of which 27 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.