Is NORMAL's water safe to drink?

NORMAL's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 52,736 people get their water from it, across 17,647 connections.

How this compares nationally

NORMAL has 3 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,563th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 10th percentile nationally.

How NORMAL compares within IL

IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; NORMAL carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for NORMAL is from 1993-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what NORMAL reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and NORMAL's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,563th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.