Ferges Water District, IL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Ferges Water District serves about 1,185 people through 474 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Williamson County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL1995050; phone on file: 618-942-2394. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Ferges Water District's lead record
That is down 1.04 ppb from 1.04 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ferges Water District is 1.41 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1.04 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.41 ppb |
Against other Illinois systems
Of the 1,744 Illinois systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 22 are over 15 ppb right now and 152 have gone over at some point. Ferges Water District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 34th percentile in Illinois and the 28th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
23 other systems share Williamson County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ferges Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 16,855 | 1.2 ppb |
| Herrin | 12,747 | 9.8 ppb |
| Lake Of Egypt Pwd | 11,368 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carterville | 6,528 | 7.54 ppb |
| Coal Valley Pwd | 4,023 | 0 (not detected) |
| Corinth Pwd | 3,927 | 4.57 ppb |
| Johnston City | 3,509 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pittsburg | 2,948 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cambria | 1,727 | 0 (not detected) |
| Crainville | 1,711 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Ferges Water District's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ferges Water District 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.