Public water system · IL1315050
ActiveFyre Lake Water Company
At a glance
Fyre Lake Water Company (PWSID IL1315050) is an active community water system in Mercer County, Illinois. It reports serving 760 people through 304 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 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
760
Service connections
304
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fyre Lake Water Company compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Fyre Lake Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mercer County has 27 active public water systems, and Fyre Lake Water Company is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 78% above the county average of 426 people per system, and accounts for 6.6% of the 11,499 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fyre Lake Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% 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 Fyre Lake Water Company?
EPA lists Fyre Lake Water Company as privately owned. 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. 17 of the 27 active systems in Mercer County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Fyre Lake Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and January 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Fyre Lake Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fyre Lake Water Company?
Fyre Lake Water Company (PWSID IL1315050) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Fyre Lake Water Company serve?
Fyre Lake Water Company reports serving 760 people through 304 service connections in Mercer County, Illinois.
Where does Fyre Lake Water Company 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 Fyre Lake Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 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 Fyre Lake Water Company'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fyre Lake Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fyre Lake Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo | Mercer | 3,470 | Community | Groundwater |
| Viola | Mercer | 970 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sherrard | Mercer | 785 | Community | Groundwater |
| Keithsburg | Mercer | 747 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Windsor | Mercer | 740 | Community | Groundwater |
| Matherville | Mercer | 651 | 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, “Fyre Lake Water Company, PWSID IL1315050, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/fyre-lake-water-company-il1315050 (data as of October 1, 2026).