Water treatment in Third Lake
Lake County Public Works identifies the Wildwood Water System as serving Third Lake. Its current Wildwood Water Service Area report says Lake County purchases water from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA); the report says the water is pumped from Lake Michigan and treated in Lake Bluff. Windy City Water Pros can discuss whole-home water-treatment options after reviewing your goals and installation space. A utility report describes the public system. It is not a reading from one home's tap, where plumbing, fixtures, sample location, and existing treatment can change the experience.
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WATER SUPPLIER
Purchased surface water: the report states that Lake County purchases water for the Wildwood Water Service Area from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA); the water is pumped from Lake Michigan and treated at CLCJAWA’s Paul M. Neal Water Treatment Facility in Lake Bluff.
LOCAL WATER NUMBERS
This report does not publish a hardness figure. Ask us to test your water instead of using a guessed number.
This is a system-wide public-water report, not a measurement of water at an individual Third Lake home. It does not establish conditions at a specific tap, plumbing configuration, service line, or treatment need.
HOMES IN THIS AREA
The 2020-2024 ACS estimate puts the median year built for Third Lake housing units at 1985, a late twentieth-century housing era. That is context for discussing plumbing access, fixture age, and updates at a specific address, not a condition report for any one home.
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Treatment Options
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Local Questions
Third Lake’s Utilities page names Lake County Public Works as the water provider. Lake County Public Works says the Wildwood Water System serves Third Lake, and its current Wildwood Water Service Area report covers testing performed in 2025.
The report says Lake County purchases water from CLCJAWA. It says the water is pumped from Lake Michigan and treated at CLCJAWA’s Paul M. Neal Water Treatment Facility in Lake Bluff.
No. It is a system-wide report and does not measure conditions at a particular Third Lake home. Home plumbing, service-line material, fixtures, existing equipment, and sample location can differ by property.
The report says the system includes 58 miles of water main, one water tower, and two storage reservoirs. It also identifies the former well water system as a backup.
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