Environment
Ben-Gil Elementary School — Environment & Air Quality
Air quality, drinking-water safety and environmental hazards within 1–5 miles of Ben-Gil Elementary School in Gillespie, Illinois.
Latest Air Quality Index
45
Good · monitor 37.0 km away
Water health violations 10yr2
TRI sites within 1 mi0
Air Quality
EPA AirNow + AQS · 2024
45
AQI latest — Good
45
AQI 7-day avg
1
Days unhealthy in last 90
47.3
Ozone annual ppb
5.4
NO₂ annual ppb
Public Water System
GILLESPIE · PWS IL1170400
2
Health-based violations (10yr)
0
Acute violations (10yr)
3,737
Population served
75
Most recent violation type
2025-08-22
Nearby Environmental Hazards
EPA Superfund (NPL), TRI release sites, brownfields (2024)
0
TRI sites within 1 mile
0
TRI sites within 5 miles
17.5 mi
Nearest Superfund (NPL)
ASARCO TAYLOR SPRINGS
17.0 mi
Nearest brownfield
PIASA STREET CENTRAL BLOCK
Sources: school_air_quality + school_air_quality_daily (EPA AQS / AirNow), school_water_safety (EPA SDWIS), school_env_hazards (EPA NPL / TRI / Brownfields).