EAST ALTON
PWS ID: IL1190200 · EAST ALTON, Illinois 62024
PFAS Detected
9 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,786
Total Violations
21
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,407
- County
- Madison
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 2
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1977 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/8/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/8/2025 | 0.0160 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/8/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/8/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/8/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/8/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/8/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/8/2025 | 0.0083 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| ADONA | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/8/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/8/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/8/2025 | 0.0056 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/8/2025 | 0.0160 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 9/8/2025 | 0.0170 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/8/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/8/2025 | 0.0088 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/8/2025 | 0.0038 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 9/8/2025 | 0.0084 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/8/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/8/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/8/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/8/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/8/2025 | 12.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/8/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/8/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/3/2025 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/3/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/3/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/3/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/3/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/3/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/3/2025 | 0.0150 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/3/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/3/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/3/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/3/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/3/2025 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 3/3/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/3/2025 | 0.0075 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | 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.