Randolph County, IL
The federal environmental record for Randolph County (population 29,815): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
1
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
4
TRI facilities
27
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Randolph with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| CHESTER IL1570100 | PFBA: 11 ng/L PFBS: 3.2 ng/L PFPeA: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
| SPARTA IL1570600 | PFBA: 5.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
4 facilities in Randolph filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 114k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX | BALDWIN | Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds | 114k lb |
| SPARTAN LIGHT METAL PRODUCTS INC | SPARTA | Copper, Manganese | 74 lb |
| ROESLEIN MODULAR FABRICATION | RED BUD | - | 0 lb |
| ARDENT MILLS LLC | CHESTER | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 143 tank facilities in Randolph: 55 tanks in service and 322 closed. 88 fuel releases are on record, of which 27 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Randolph as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Randolph, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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