Tap water in Charleston, IL — ZIP 61920
5 public water systems serving about 65,156 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
D
Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 61920
Ej Water Cooperative
PWSID IL0790010 · serves 29,720 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 26 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6.2 ppt
Charleston
PWSID IL0290100 · serves 17,286 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 6 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.2 ppt
Clear Water Service Corp
PWSID IL0295100 · serves 8,900 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 3 total violations (5 yrs)
Eastern Illinois University
PWSID IL0295500 · serves 5,500 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 6 total violations (5 yrs)
Embarras Area Water District
PWSID IL0290020 · serves 3,750 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology