Public water system · IL3134692
ActiveMississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout
At a glance
Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout (PWSID IL3134692) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Illinois. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 384 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 13,444 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 Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout 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 Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout?
EPA lists Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout as owned by a state government. 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. 3 of the 35 active systems in Carroll County (8.6%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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.
Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout?
Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout (PWSID IL3134692) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout serve?
Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Carroll County, Illinois.
Where does Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout 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 Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout'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 January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna | Carroll | 3,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| Thomson Maximum Security Center | Carroll | 2,166 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lanark | Carroll | 1,504 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Carroll | Carroll | 1,479 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milledgeville | Carroll | 989 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shannon | Carroll | 801 | 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, “Mississippi Palisades St Park - Lookout, PWSID IL3134692, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/mississippi-palisades-st-park-lookout-il3134692 (data as of October 1, 2026).