Western Il 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
Western Il Correctional Center serves about 1,600 people through 8 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Brown County, Illinois. EPA system ID: IL0090010; phone on file: 217-773-4441. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Brown County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Sterling | 3,271 | 0 (not detected) |
| Versailles | 478 | 7.77 ppb |
| Ripley | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mound Station | 122 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Mt. Sterling, IL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mt. Sterling, 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 Western Il 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.