- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
- Lithium: found in 1 of 4 samples, average 2.4 µg/L, highest 9.6 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 4 samples, average 14 ppt, highest 17.8 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 2.4 ppt, highest 5.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Aug 2024)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 4 samples, average 2.4 ppt, highest 6.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Aug 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2028). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Alton tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID IL1195150 · serves Alton, IL · about 46,127 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
IL American-Alton (EPA IL1195150)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Alton's main utility, IL American-Alton: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IL1195150) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for IL American-Alton, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (IL1195150) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for IL American-Alton (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 3 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2026–Dec 31, 2028). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does IL American-Alton use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for IL American-Alton. EPA record