Public water system · MO3182336
ActiveLake Wood Center
At a glance
Lake Wood Center (PWSID MO3182336) is an active transient non-community water system in Morgan County, Illinois. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake Wood Center compare with other water systems in Morgan County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Wood Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Morgan County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,150 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 36,545 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 Lake Wood Center is about 39% above 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 Lake Wood Center?
EPA lists Lake Wood Center as privately owned. The MO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 17 active systems in Morgan County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Wood Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2024 and September 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Groundwater Rule and E. coli. EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
All 2 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.
Lake Wood Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Wood Center?
Lake Wood Center (PWSID MO3182336) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Wood Center serve?
Lake Wood Center reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Morgan County, Illinois.
Where does Lake Wood Center 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 Lake Wood Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Lake Wood Center'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Wood Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Wood Center 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 Morgan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 19,903 | Community | Surface water |
| South Jacksonville | Morgan | 3,501 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smg Water Coop | Morgan | 3,110 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Morgan Water Coop | Morgan | 2,763 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Murrayville-Woodson Water Commission | Morgan | 1,403 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Waverly | Morgan | 1,194 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Lake Wood Center, PWSID MO3182336, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/lake-wood-center-mo3182336 (data as of October 1, 2026).