Public water system record
Otter Creek Lake Utilities District
Serves Loves Park and Lake Summerset, Winnebago County and Stephenson County, IL · 2,342 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Otter Creek Lake Utilities District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Otter Creek Lake Utilities District draws water from 3 wells.
- Record on file since 1977, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 594 unknown out of 1,376 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1977
EPA's records for Otter Creek Lake Utilities District go back to 1977. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 35 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1992, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Otter Creek Lake Utilities District draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Otter Creek Lake Utilities District 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
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