Ipava, IL
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 14 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
Who runs the water here
Ipava serves about 447 people through 275 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Fulton County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL0570550; phone on file: 309-784-2311. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is up 3 ppb from 11 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ipava is 24 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 ppb over 10 |
| 2025 | 11 ppb over 10 |
| 2025 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2024 | 24 ppb over 15 |
| 2021 | 2 ppb |
| 2018 | 12 ppb over 10 |
How Ipava compares
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. Ipava's 14 ppb sits at the 98th percentile in Illinois and the 99th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Fulton County
17 other systems share Fulton County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ipava. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | 16,748 | 2.4 ppb |
| Il American-Farmington | 2,448 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lewistown | 2,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Fulton Water District | 1,430 | 2.2 ppb |
| Astoria | 1,375 | 1.3 ppb |
| Cuba | 1,232 | 0 (not detected) |
| Avon | 920 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wee-Ma-Tuk Water District | 863 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dunfermline-St David Water Commission | 850 | 2.1 ppb |
| Vermont | 738 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Ipava, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Ipava, 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 Ipava 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.