Is West Frankfort Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-10-01 → 2000-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-10-01 → 2000-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30

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 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	1100 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	54/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	10.61 µg/L No EPA limit set	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	47.76 µg/L No EPA limit set	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.633 µg/L No EPA limit set	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	60.46 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	42.6 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	49/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	45/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	26.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	44/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	90 µg/L 600% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	16/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0113 mg/L 75% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	12.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.78 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.96 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/52	SYR4	2012–2019

30 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: BOLEN, ANDREA
Phone: 618-932-3262
Email: cityclerk@westfrankfort-il.gov

Frequently asked questions about West Frankfort

Is West Frankfort tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in West Frankfort'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 West Frankfort's water?

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

How many people does West Frankfort serve?

West Frankfort reports serving 8,650 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has West Frankfort had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 28 violations on file for West Frankfort, of which 14 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.