Public water system · IL3158642
ActiveBlackberry Hill Congregation of Jw
At a glance
Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw (PWSID IL3158642) is an active transient non-community water system in Kendall County, Illinois. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw compare with other water systems in Kendall County?
By EPA's size categories, Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kendall County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,747 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 82,105 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw is about 178% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Illinois has 1,703 active transient non-community water systems, 44% of the state's 3,872 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,808 Illinois systems (73%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw?
EPA lists Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw as privately owned. The IL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 33 of the 47 active systems in Kendall County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and January 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw?
Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw (PWSID IL3158642) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw serve?
Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Kendall County, Illinois.
Where does Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Kendall County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego | Kendall | 38,169 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yorkville | Kendall | 23,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plano | Kendall | 12,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Il American-Valley Marina | Kendall | 1,102 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newark | Kendall | 986 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Springs State Park (94185) | Kendall | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Blackberry Hill Congregation of Jw, PWSID IL3158642, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/blackberry-hill-congregation-of-jw-il3158642 (data as of October 1, 2026).