Is FLORA's water safe to drink?
FLORA has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,233 people through 2,410 service connections.
FLORA's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, FLORA ranks 3,774th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 9 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; FLORA carries 5, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FLORA's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2004-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
FLORA's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What FLORA's record does not cover
Everything on this page is FLORA's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and FLORA's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,774th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.