Menard Correctional Center, 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
Menard Correctional Center serves about 2,950 people through 9 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws surface water, in Randolph County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL1575550; phone on file: 618-826-5071. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Randolph County
13 other systems share Randolph County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | 8,407 | 2.6 ppb |
| Sparta | 4,395 | 5.2 ppb |
| Red Bud | 3,804 | 6 ppb |
| Egyptian Water Company | 2,543 | 0 (not detected) |
| Steeleville | 1,960 | 2.3 ppb |
| Tilden | 1,350 | 0 (not detected) |
| Coulterville | 1,052 | 1.6 ppb |
| Percy | 961 | 8.3 ppb |
| Prairie Du Rocher | 759 | 7 ppb |
| Evansville | 660 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Menard, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Menard, 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 Menard Correctional Center 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.