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Orangeville

At a glance

Orangeville (PWSID IL1770350) is an active community water system in Stephenson County, Illinois. It reports serving 780 people through 362 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2004.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

780

Service connections

362

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIL1770350
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served780
Service connections362
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program
City servedLena
StateIllinois
ZIP—
CountyStephenson County

How does Orangeville compare with other water systems in Stephenson County?

By EPA's size categories, Orangeville is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Stephenson County has 42 active public water systems, and Orangeville is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 811 people per system, and accounts for 2.3% of the 34,049 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 Orangeville 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 Orangeville?

EPA lists Orangeville as owned by a local 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. 10 of the 42 active systems in Stephenson County (24%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Orangeville have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2004. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and August 2004. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2004-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
1977-06-30Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000NoArchived

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.

Orangeville: frequently asked questions

Who runs Orangeville?

Orangeville (PWSID IL1770350) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does Orangeville serve?

Orangeville reports serving 780 people through 362 service connections in Stephenson County, Illinois.

Where does Orangeville 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 Orangeville have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2004. 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 Orangeville'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2004. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Orangeville's water quality report?

As a community water system, Orangeville 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 Stephenson County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
FreeportStephenson23,930CommunityGroundwater
LenaStephenson2,680CommunityGroundwater
Pearl CityStephenson790CommunityGroundwater
CedarvilleStephenson663CommunityGroundwater
Prairie Path Water Company-Northern HillStephenson600CommunityGroundwater
DavisStephenson589CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Orangeville, PWSID IL1770350, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/orangeville-il1770350 (data as of October 1, 2026).