GALESBURG
PWS ID: IL0950200 · GALESBURG, Illinois 61401
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
31,620
Total Violations
9
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 12,648
- County
- Knox
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 1
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 2 | 1992 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2014 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 9 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/24/2023 | 0.0540 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/24/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/24/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/24/2023 | 0.0035 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/24/2023 | 0.0110 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/24/2023 | 0.0080 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/24/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/11/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/11/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/11/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/11/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/27/2023 | 0.0066 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/27/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/27/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 2/27/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/27/2023 | 0.0140 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 2/27/2023 | 0.0042 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 2/27/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/27/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/27/2023 | 0.0150 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 2/27/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 2/27/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 2/27/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 2/27/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.