Is Pinckneyville Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Perry

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

152

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2025-01-01 → 2025-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	14.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.7 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	94.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 116 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.1375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.41 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	110.75 µg/L 138% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	38.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62.58 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 80.4 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.3 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	70.45 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 86 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Atrazine	1.42 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	17/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0042 mg/L 28% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.172 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.43 µg/L	13/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.046 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.25 µg/L	9/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	33.85 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1001.95 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1010 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	11.465 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	8/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	182 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 190 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.432 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Methoxychlor	0.1100 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BRAND, JORDAN
Phone: 618-357-5214
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pinckneyville

Is Pinckneyville tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Pinckneyville's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Pinckneyville's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pinckneyville serve?

Pinckneyville reports serving 5,804 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Pinckneyville had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 152 violations on file for Pinckneyville, of which 65 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.