Is STAUNTON's water safe to drink?
STAUNTON has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,756 people get their water from it, across 2,798 connections.
STAUNTON's record against the rest of the country
63 total violations and 21 health-based ones put STAUNTON at the 93th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 844 of 12,903.
Against the IL average
IL's 560 covered systems average 5.0 health-based violations each; STAUNTON carries 21, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
STAUNTON's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
The concern categories on record
STAUNTON'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What STAUNTON's record does not cover
Everything on this page is STAUNTON's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 21 health-based violations on file for STAUNTON - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.