Is Bartonville, IL tap water safe?
The short answer
IL American - Peoria serves Bartonville. In EPA’s and Illinois’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 6.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from IL American - Peoria is very hard, typically 267 mg/L (15.6 grains per gallon). How Illinois’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in IL American - Peoria’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Bartonville
The 3 labs Illinois certifies closest to Bartonville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Daily Laboratories
Peoria, IL · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Peoria
Peoria, IL · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Test, Inc.
Peru, IL · about 56 miles
Certified for bacteria
Illinois Department of Public Health: Coliform bacteria and nitrate testing for private wells, with sample bottles from your local health department, or from the department's nearest regional office where there is none. You mail the sample to the lab, and results come back through the health department. Well Sampling for Coliform & Nitrate, Illinois Department of Public Health.
All 30 certified labs for IllinoisZIP codes in Bartonville
Which ZIP codes are in Bartonville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Illinois Department of Public Health, certified water microbiology laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Bartonville
Other towns in Peoria County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read IL American - Peoria’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water