Curran-gardner Township Pwd
EPA ID: IL1675350 · 6,651 people served · 40 ZIP codes
Zero violations in five consecutive years of EPA monitoring — Curran-gardner Township Pwd has held a clean track record across every reporting cycle in that span, with no enforcement activity of any kind on file for the full service population of 6,651 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 3 (2023) to 6 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Curran-gardner Township Pwd Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Curran-gardner Township Pwd serves a community with a median household income of $76,957 and an estimated 142,801 residents across its service area. Approximately 66% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 38% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Curran-gardner Township Pwd's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Sangamon County, Illinois rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 1 detection recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Illinois
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Curran-gardner Township Pwd (EPA ID: IL1675350) is a community water system in Illinois that serves approximately 6,651 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 40 ZIP codes across 3 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 4 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 36 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 40 ZIP codes:
62670 · 62677 · 62701 · 62702 · 62703 62704 · 62705 · 62706 · 62707 · 62708 62711 · 62712 · 62713 · 62715 · 62716 62719 · 62721 · 62722 · 62723 · 62726 62736 · 62739 · 62746 · 62756 · 62757 62761 · 62762 · 62763 · 62764 · 62765 62766 · 62767 · 62769 · 62776 · 62777 62781 · 62786 · 62791 · 62794 · 62796
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Curran-gardner Township Pwd (IL1675350) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Curran-gardner Township Pwd water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Curran-gardner Township Pwd has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Curran-gardner Township Pwd serve?
Curran-gardner Township Pwd serves approximately 6,651 people across 40 ZIP codes in Illinois.
Where does Curran-gardner Township Pwd get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.