Pinckneyville Correctional Center, IL
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Pinckneyville Correctional Center serves about 2,470 people, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Perry County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL1450010; phone on file: 618-357-9722. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Perry County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Duquoin | 7,169 | 0.5 ppb |
| Pinckneyville | 5,804 | 4.18 ppb |
| Tamaroa | 2,197 | 0 (not detected) |
| Willisville | 799 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cutler | 463 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Pinckneyville, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Pinckneyville, IL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Pinckneyville Correctional Center whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.