Public water system record
Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc.
Serves an area of Effingham County, IL that includes Effingham · 3,352 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. buys its water from Effingham.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,365 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. buys its water from Effingham. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Effingham Effingham, IL
Annual water quality report
Lake Sara Area Water Co-Op, Inc. must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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