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Environmental Reporti

Air Qualityi

44Good

Water Systemsi

1community / 5 total

Water Compliancei

Clean

TRI Facilitiesi

1

Active NPDESi

6/ 14 total

Air Quality — Randolph County (2025)i

AQS

The Air Quality Index measures how clean or polluted the air is on a given day. AQI is reported at the county level. A score of 0–50 is considered good; 51–100 is moderate; above 100 may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

44
Good

Median AQI

050100150200300
max 161

PM2.5 Daysi

154

Ozone Daysi

118

Drinking Wateri

SDWIS

Public water systems registered to serve this area. Community systems (CWS) provide water to residents year-round. Transient systems serve places like gas stations or restaurants. Violations indicate a system failed to meet federal drinking water standards.

Community Systemsi

1

Active Systemsi

3

Recent Violationsi

0
Transient (4)
Community (1)

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

CHESTER

3 violationsLatest: 2013-03-16
EPA

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)i

TRI

Factories, refineries, and other industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals are required to report their releases annually to the EPA. Being listed here does not mean a violation occurred — it means the facility is transparently tracking its chemical usage.

Reporting Facilitiesi

1

With Chemical Datai

1
ARDENT MILLS LLC101 WATER ST1 chemical|TRI

Wastewater & Stormwater Permits (NPDES)i

NPDES

Under the Clean Water Act, any facility that discharges wastewater or stormwater into rivers, lakes, or streams must hold an NPDES permit. "Effective" means the permit is currently active and the facility is authorized to discharge under its permit conditions.

Active Permitsi

6

Expired / Terminatedi

8
CHESTER, CITY OF1330 SWANWICK STREETMinor Discharge|EPA
CHESTER BRIDGE DESIGN BUILD PROJECTROUTE 51Construction Stormwater|EPA
CONSTRUCT NEW BOILER ROOM/UTILITY HOUSE MENARD CORRECTIONAL711 E KASKASKIA STREETConstruction Stormwater|EPA
CHESTER STPROUTE 3 SOUTHNPDES PRETREATMENT PROGRAM|EPA
CHESTER STPROUTE 3 SOUTHBiosolids|EPA
CRAINS ISLAND HREP SIDE CHANNEL EXPANSIONCRAINS ISLANDConstruction Stormwater|EPA

Leaking Underground Storage Tanksi

IL EPA

Underground storage tanks (commonly at gas stations) can leak fuel and chemicals into soil and groundwater. "Open" means the leak is still being investigated or cleaned up. "Closed" means the site received a No Further Remediation (NFR) letter — cleanup is done.

Total 15Open 5Closed 10

Open Incidents (5)

Dickerson Petroleum, Inc.2515 State St.|#20021067|IL EPA
McClure, Mike1002 State St.|#20031387|IL EPA
Chester Mental Health Ctr.1315 Lehman Dr.|#970266|IL EPA
James Lochhead & Sons916 Lehmen Drive|#20140751|IL EPA
Richland Hills Properties, LLC2421 Old Plank Rd|#20240465|IL EPA