Is Bluffs Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2004-12-31

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 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	310 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Lead	14 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	16/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	6.93 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	30 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	61 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.18 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	130 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.59 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8710 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Fluoride	510 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

90 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SAPP, LINDA
Phone: 217-754-3033
Email: LESAPP@HOTMAIL.COM

Frequently asked questions about Bluffs

Is Bluffs tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Bluffs'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 Bluffs's water?

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

How many people does Bluffs serve?

Bluffs reports serving 748 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Bluffs had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 51 violations on file for Bluffs, of which 0 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.