Public water system · IL0970220

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Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..

At a glance

Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. (PWSID IL0970220) is an active community water system in Lake County, Illinois. It reports serving 375 people through 125 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

375

Service connections

125

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIL0970220

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served375

Service connections125

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program

City served—

StateIllinois

ZIP—

CountyLake County

How does Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. 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 Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..?

EPA lists Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. 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 Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and January 2024. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2010-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2003-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2003-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2002-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2002-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2000-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
1998-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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.

Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..: frequently asked questions

Who runs Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..?

Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. (PWSID IL0970220) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. serve?

Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. reports serving 375 people through 125 service connections in Lake County, Illinois.

Where does Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. 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 Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..'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 10 violations for this system; 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc..'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.. 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 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, “Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.., PWSID IL0970220, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/whispering-lakes-water-system-inc-il0970220 (data as of October 1, 2026).