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Community Water System · PWS IL1490650

Pearl

Nebo, Illinois 62355 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 166 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

166
People served
314
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 314 drinking-water violations at Pearl, 1% of them health-based - above the Illinois per-system average.

314
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
166
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pearl

Pearl is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 166 residents in Nebo, Illinois (Pike County) through 64 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 314 total violations for this system , of which 4 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 306 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 75 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Illinois, EPA tracks 5,117 public water systems serving 12,576,876 people, with 355,322 cumulative violations and 52,932 health-based violations on record. About 81% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69.4 violations. Statewide, 123 of 487 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (25.3%).

Pearl's 314 violations sit above the Illinois average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
166
Total Violations
314
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
64
County
Pike
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
306
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 75 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1993
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1993
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 1993
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 1993
Trichloroethylene MR 6 1993
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 1993
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 1993
Toluene MR 6 1993
Styrene MR 6 1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1993
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 1993
Xylenes, Total MR 6 1993
Ethylbenzene MR 6 1993
Benzene MR 6 1993
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 1995
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 1997
Methoxychlor MR 4 1997
Toxaphene MR 4 1997
LASSO MR 4 1997
Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 1997
2,4-D MR 4 1997
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 1997
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 1997
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 1997
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 1997
Chlordane MR 4 1997

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Pearl.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IL1490650 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Illinois Drinking Water Authority

Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Pearl under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IL regulator portal

Source: Illinois EPA, Bureau of Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 7000
2007 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 0999
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 75 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 3100
1997 BHC-GAMMA MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2010
1997 Methoxychlor MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2015
1997 Toxaphene MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2020
1997 LASSO MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2051
1997 Heptachlor epoxide MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2067
1997 2,4-D MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2105
1997 Pentachlorophenol MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2326
1997 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2383
1997 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2931
1997 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2946
1997 Chlordane MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2959
1997 Picloram MR 4 SDWIS / IL1490650 / 2040

How Pearl Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Pearl Illinois avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 314 69.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 10.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 25.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 166 2,458 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,117 regulated public water systems in Illinois.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pearl water safe to drink? ▼
Pearl (PWS ID: IL1490650) has 314 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 166 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pearl serve? ▼
Pearl serves 166 people in Nebo, Illinois. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 64 service connections.
What type of violations does Pearl have? ▼
Pearl has 314 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 306 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pearl water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pearl under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pearl use? ▼
Pearl uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.