Public water system · IL3128645
ActiveMessiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder
At a glance
Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder (PWSID IL3128645) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lake County, Illinois. It reports serving 334 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
334
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder compare with other water systems in Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 266 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,442 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 649,474 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder is about 22% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Illinois has 396 active non-transient non-community water systems, 10% 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 Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder?
EPA lists Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder 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. 193 of the 266 active systems in Lake County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and February 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Trichloroethylene, Chlorobenzene and 1,1,2-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-15 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder: frequently asked questions
Who runs Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder?
Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder (PWSID IL3128645) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder serve?
Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder reports serving 334 people through 1 service connection in Lake County, Illinois.
Where does Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder 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 Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. 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 Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder is a non-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 Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukegan | Lake | 87,149 | Community | Surface water |
| Vernon Hills - Lake Co Pw | Lake | 33,207 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mundelein | Lake | 31,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gurnee | Lake | 30,193 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Highland Park | Lake | 30,176 | Community | Surface water |
| Round Lake Beach | Lake | 27,200 | Community | Purchased 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, “Messiah Lutheran Presch and Kinder, PWSID IL3128645, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/messiah-lutheran-presch-and-kinder-il3128645 (data as of October 1, 2026).