Public water system record
Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.
Serves North Chicago, Lake County, IL · 375 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Whispering Lakes Water System, 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
- 1
Key facts
- Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc. draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Illinois, November 2001.
- Record on file since 1998, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 62 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc. go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2003, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Illinois regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc. in 2001. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in November 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2001 | Illinois | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc. draws water from 1 well. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc.
Annual water quality report
Whispering Lakes Water System, 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Whispering Lakes Water System, Inc. for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Illinois.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells