Public water system record
Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW
Serves Vernon Hills, Long Grove and Indian Creek, Lake County, IL · 33,207 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW 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
- Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW buys its water from Central Lake County Jawa.
- Record on file since 1977, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,356 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1994, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 9, 1985 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW buys its water from Central Lake County Jawa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW.
Buys water from
- Central Lake County Jawa Lake Bluff, IL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Brookdale Senior Living - Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL
Annual water quality report
Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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