Water utility · Adams County · Illinois

Mill Creek PWD

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.

Serves about 5,755 people (2,302 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Quincy.

  • PWSID IL0015300
  • EPA registered name: MILL CREEK PWD
  • EPA record checked May 27, 2026
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Mailing address
MILL CREEK WATER DISTRICT, 6415 HICKORY GROVE NORTH
QUINCY, IL 62305
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending June 30, 2026) was 1.8 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Copper: the 90th-percentile result was 1.81 mg/L (1.3 mg/L federal action level).
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 1 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 2 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on October 21, 2025.
Lab results EPA required (UCMR 5)

1 of 30 contaminants detected in EPA testing

EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from June 2023 to December 2023.

  • LithiumAbove the referenced health-based guidance value
    10 µg/L EPA health reference level · not a legal limit
    20µg/L
Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Mill Creek PWD (PWSID IL0015300), Illinois
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
Lithium20 µg/L10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitAbove the referenced health-based guidance value2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2023-06-06 to 2023-12-04UCMR5 Analytical Results: MILL CREEK PWD (IL0015300)
Not detected (29)
  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
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What is the phone number for Mill Creek PWD?

Mill Creek PWD's phone number on EPA record is 217-224-9343. Its mailing address is MILL CREEK WATER DISTRICT, 6415 HICKORY GROVE NORTH, QUINCY, IL 62305.

Where does Mill Creek PWD get its water?

According to EPA's record, Mill Creek PWD uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Quincy.

Does Mill Creek PWD have any EPA violations?

No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 1 missed or late test or report in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Mill Creek PWD's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in Mill Creek PWD's latest lead and copper round, which ended in June 2026, was 1.8 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Mill Creek PWD water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Mill Creek PWD. Its phone number on EPA record is 217-224-9343. Its mailing address on EPA record is MILL CREEK WATER DISTRICT, 6415 HICKORY GROVE NORTH, QUINCY, IL 62305. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.