Clayton Work Camp, 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
Clayton Work Camp serves about 83 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Adams County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL0010150; phone on file: 217-773-4441. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
19 other systems share Adams County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy | 42,000 | 0.55 ppb |
| Abs Water Coop | 7,095 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mill Creek Pwd | 5,755 | 1.8 ppb |
| Clayton-Camp Point Water Commission | 2,470 | 0 (not detected) |
| Payson | 1,386 | 0 (not detected) |
| Camp Point | 1,190 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mendon | 953 | 0 (not detected) |
| Adams County Water District No 1 | 800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Clayton | 709 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ursa | 626 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Mt. Sterling, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mt. Sterling, 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 Clayton Work Camp 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.