Tapcensus

E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Illinois

12 active public water systems in Illinois had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 11 of them still unresolved. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lakepoint Club C/o George Kappos
Will County
650 2 2
Lake Carroll Clubhouse
Carroll County
200 3 1
First Student #12903
Will County
160 7 2
Camp Akita/a Frame Well
Knox County
100 3 1
Lake Villa Township Office Daycare
Lake County
85 3 3
John and Naomis Corner Tap
LaSalle County
60 1 0
The Goose Pit
Fulton County
30 1 1
Cabin Fever Campground
Knox County
26 4 3
H B Fuller
Grundy County
25 6 1
Pilgrim Park Camp #1 Main Well
Bureau County
25 3 1
Woodland Hills Camping & Recreation
Knox County
25 4 2
EJ Water Cooperative
Jasper County
29,720 5 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Illinois records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.