Public water system · IL3017616
ActiveBoone Lake Conservation Association Inc.
At a glance
Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. (PWSID IL3017616) is an active transient non-community water system in Boone County, Illinois. It reports serving 75 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. compare with other water systems in Boone County?
By EPA's size categories, Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Boone County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 939 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 44,134 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. is about half of that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Illinois has 1,703 active transient non-community water systems, 44% of the state's 3,872 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,808 Illinois systems (73%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc.?
EPA lists Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. as under public/private ownership. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 47 active systems in Boone County (13%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc.?
Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. (PWSID IL3017616) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. serve?
Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. reports serving 75 people through 2 service connections in Boone County, Illinois.
Where does Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc.'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc. is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Boone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | Boone | 25,339 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Illinois-Candlewick Dvn | Boone | 6,426 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove | Boone | 2,372 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove South | Boone | 1,877 | Community | Groundwater |
| Capron | Boone | 1,343 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove West-Countryside | Boone | 790 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Boone Lake Conservation Association Inc., PWSID IL3017616, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/boone-lake-conservation-association-inc-il3017616 (data as of October 1, 2026).