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Mount Carmel officials say drinking water is safe after TOC compliance notice
Summary
City water staff told the council a July–September Total Organic Carbon (TOC) compliance notice reflected removal-rate metrics, not higher contaminant levels, and said disinfection byproducts were lower in 2025 than 2024; staff continue monitoring and sent January samples to the IEPA.
Mount Carmel city staff told the council that a Total Organic Carbon (TOC) compliance notice covering July through September 2025 related to removal rates, not the amount of TOC in the water, and that the city’s drinking water remains safe.
The mayor (unnamed) introduced the item and an unnamed water/public works employee explained that TOC itself “has no health effects” and that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) tests TOC removal rates because TOC can contribute to formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). The staff member said, “Mount Carmel drinking water is still perfectly safe to drink” and that DBP levels in 2025 were…
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