Public water system · IL0995200
ActivePrairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday
At a glance
Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday (PWSID IL0995200) is an active community water system in LaSalle County, Illinois. It reports serving 4,750 people through 1,900 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,750
Service connections
1,900
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday compare with other water systems in LaSalle County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). LaSalle County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is about 5.8 times the county average of 816 people per system, and accounts for 4.5% of the 105,319 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 Company-Lake Holiday is about 29% 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 Company-Lake Holiday?
EPA lists Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday 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. 99 of the 129 active systems in LaSalle County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and July 2019. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-12-07 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1977-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 11 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 Company-Lake Holiday: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday?
Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday (PWSID IL0995200) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday serve?
Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday reports serving 4,750 people through 1,900 service connections in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Where does Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday 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 Company-Lake Holiday have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Company-Lake Holiday'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Company-Lake Holiday's water quality report?
As a community water system, Prairie Path Water Company-Lake Holiday 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 LaSalle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il American-Streator | LaSalle | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 18,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peru | LaSalle | 10,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| La Salle | LaSalle | 9,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mendota | LaSalle | 7,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marseilles | LaSalle | 5,061 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 Company-Lake Holiday, PWSID IL0995200, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/prairie-path-water-company-lake-holiday-il0995200 (data as of October 1, 2026).