Public water system · IL0855200
ActivePrairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company
At a glance
Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company (PWSID IL0855200) is an active community water system in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It reports serving 700 people through 245 service connections. 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 July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
700
Service connections
245
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company compare with other water systems in Jo Daviess County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Jo Daviess County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 61% above the county average of 435 people per system, and accounts for 3.9% of the 17,828 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 Prairie Path Water-Bahl 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 Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company?
EPA lists Prairie Path Water-Bahl 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. 29 of the 41 active systems in Jo Daviess County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and July 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | 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.
Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company?
Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company (PWSID IL0855200) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company serve?
Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company reports serving 700 people through 245 service connections in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Where does Prairie Path Water-Bahl 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 Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company 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 July 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 Prairie Path Water-Bahl 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Prairie Path Water-Bahl 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 Jo Daviess County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | Jo Daviess | 3,308 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prairie Path Water Company-Galena | Jo Daviess | 2,294 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stockton | Jo Daviess | 1,728 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Dubuque | Jo Daviess | 1,565 | Community | Groundwater |
| Warren | Jo Daviess | 1,323 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prairie Path Water Company-Apple Canyon | Jo Daviess | 931 | 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, “Prairie Path Water-Bahl Water Company, PWSID IL0855200, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/prairie-path-water-bahl-water-company-il0855200 (data as of October 1, 2026).