Is Cullom Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1998-10-27
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31

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 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	1223.2 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1820 µg/L	25/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
Nitrate	2420 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.1 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.6 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	52.575 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 52.8 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	12.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2413 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2420 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.45 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	13.987 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15.1 µg/L	4/32	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	28.66 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 29.3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Fluoride	1391.3 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1480 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
2,4-D	0.4900 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013
Arsenic	0.9883 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Carbon Tetrachloride	9.66 µg/L 193% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2014
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4800 pCi/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Tetrachloroethylene	0.7610 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2014
Toluene	5 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2014

43 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-TPAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BERENS, TAMMY
Phone: 815-689-2160
Email: villageofcullom@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Cullom

Is Cullom tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Cullom'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 Cullom's water?

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

How many people does Cullom serve?

Cullom reports serving 563 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Cullom had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 32 violations on file for Cullom, of which 1 is 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.