Il American-Galena, IL
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 11 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Il American-Galena
Il American-Galena serves about 2,294 people through 2,294 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL0855050; phone on file: 618-874-2408. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 5.8 ppb from 5.2 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Il American-Galena is 11 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 ppb over 10 |
| 2021 | 5.2 ppb |
| 2018 | 3.3 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. Il American-Galena's 11 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Illinois and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Jo Daviess County
13 other systems share Jo Daviess County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Il American-Galena. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Galena | 3,308 | 4.35 ppb |
| Stockton | 1,728 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Dubuque | 1,565 | 0 (not detected) |
| Warren | 1,323 | 0 (not detected) |
| Il American-Apple Canyon | 931 | 3.6 ppb |
| Hanover | 863 | 0 (not detected) |
| Elizabeth | 802 | 0 (not detected) |
| Il American-Bahl Water Company | 700 | 2 ppb |
| Mount Vernon Association Inc | 438 | 0 (not detected) |
| Scales Mound | 436 | 4.82 ppb |
Next steps for Godfrey, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Godfrey, 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 Il American-Galena 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. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.