Is Jerseyville, IL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Jerseyville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Illinois’s records.
IL American - Jerseyville, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Illinois’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
The water from IL American - Jerseyville is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 50 to 63 mg/L (2.9 to 3.7 grains per gallon). How Illinois’s water compares.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Jerseyville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
IL American - Jerseyville
Illinois · serves 8,412 people · about 330 in Jerseyville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 50 to 63 mg/L (2.9 to 3.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jersey Rwc
Illinois · serves 12,750 people · under 100 in Jerseyville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Jerseyville
The 2 labs Illinois certifies closest to Jerseyville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Hazelwood
Hazelwood, MO · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Teklab, Inc.
Collinsville, IL · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria
Illinois Department of Public Health: Coliform bacteria and nitrate testing for private wells, with sample bottles from your local health department, or from the department's nearest regional office where there is none. You mail the sample to the lab, and results come back through the health department. Well Sampling for Coliform & Nitrate, Illinois Department of Public Health.
All 30 certified labs for IllinoisZIP codes in Jerseyville
Which ZIP codes are in Jerseyville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Illinois Department of Public Health, certified water microbiology laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Jerseyville
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read IL American - Jerseyville’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water