Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Decatur's tap water?

2.6PPBparts per billion of lead in Decatur's water at the latest test, in 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Decatur

2 public water companies list Decatur as a place they supply. The biggest is Decatur's water department, with about 76,122 people. Small ones like Decatur Correctional Center supply just their own grounds or street; most of Decatur gets its water from Decatur's water department. 1 has no lead test results on file. Your water bill names yours.

Decatur's water departmentabout 76,122 people · latest lead test: 2.6 ppb · 217-424-2863
Decatur Correctional Centerabout 341 people · 217-877-0353

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