CITY WATER REPORT
Is Mount Vernon Tap Water Safe? 2026 Water Quality Report
MOUNT VERNON serves Mount Vernon · 15,793 residents.
- Utility
- MOUNT VERNON
- Population served
- 15,793
- Water source
- Surface water
- Disinfectant
- Pending utility report
- Hardness
- Pending utility report
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): not detected (limit 4.0 ng/L).
About this score
What the record shows
MOUNT VERNON (EPA PWSID IL0810300) delivers surface water to 15,793 residents. This report reflects 3 federally regulated PFAS result(s) from the 2024 UCMR5 round and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Your water system
resolution confirmed
- MOUNT VERNON — serves most of the city
MOUNT VERNON is the primary municipal supplier for most Mount Vernon addresses. Confirm your supplier on your utility bill.
MOUNT VERNON is the public system on record for this city. This identifies which utility serves the city — confirm yours on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
What stands out in Mount Vernon
Each row links to a dated measurement in the supplier profile. A missing measurement is never shown as a non-detect.
What this data doesn’t tell you
Public water-system monitoring reflects the system, not the water at an individual household tap at a given moment. Home plumbing, fixtures, storage, sampling location and timing can all change what actually reaches your glass.
The data behind this report
| Contaminant | Result | Benchmark | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results — MOUNT VERNON (IL0810300) |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results — MOUNT VERNON (IL0810300) |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 10 ng/L | 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results — MOUNT VERNON (IL0810300) |
| Lead (90th percentile) | 0 µg/L | 15 µg/L federal action level | 2025-2025 | Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile — MOUNT VERNON (IL0810300) |
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Result
- < 10 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Lead (90th percentile)
- Result
- 0 µg/L
- Benchmark
- 15 µg/L federal action level
- Sampled
- 2025-2025
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify — a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
What can you do about it?
To reduce exposure to what was reported in Mount Vernon, these treatment technologies are relevant to the contaminants found here:
- Reverse osmosis
- NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Understand water treatment technologies — then the specific products below are matched to these findings.
Recommended solutions
NSF/ANSI 53 lead-reduction filter (optional)
leadOur pick: Clearly Filtered Water Filter Pitcher, 10 Cup BPA Free Water Filtration
Recommended because There is no safe level of lead, and older home plumbing can add it at the tap.
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Frequently asked questions
Who provides tap water in Mount Vernon?
MOUNT VERNON (PWS ID IL0810300) is the public water system on record for Mount Vernon, Illinois. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Where does Mount Vernon get its drinking water?
Surface water (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
What does the latest Mount Vernon water report show?
Across the tracked parameters, PurityMap's current record for Mount Vernon shows 0 contaminants measured above their benchmark and 4 within benchmark. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
Is there lead in Mount Vernon's tap water?
In Mount Vernon, lead is detected but within its action level in the published record. Lead can still enter water from household plumbing after it leaves the system, so a system result cannot rule out an individual tap — a certified home test is the only way to know yours.
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Mount Vernon's water?
PFAS compounds appear in Mount Vernon's published record; the findings show each one's measured state and how it compares to its benchmark.
Sources
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- Systems published
- 1 of 1
- Latest sample on record
- 2024 (PFAS) / LCR (lead)
The record, not the water. These describe how completely the city is monitored — not a quality score.