Public water system · IL3161885
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At a glance
Brown Bag Video (PWSID IL3161885) is an active transient non-community water system in LaSalle County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Brown Bag Video compare with other water systems in LaSalle County?
By EPA's size categories, Brown Bag Video is a very small system (500 people or fewer). LaSalle County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 816 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 105,319 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 Brown Bag Video is well below 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 Brown Bag Video?
EPA lists Brown Bag Video 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. 99 of the 129 active systems in LaSalle County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Brown Bag Video have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and February 2026. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Brown Bag Video: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brown Bag Video?
Brown Bag Video (PWSID IL3161885) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Brown Bag Video serve?
Brown Bag Video reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Where does Brown Bag Video 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 Brown Bag Video have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Brown Bag Video'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brown Bag Video's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brown Bag Video 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 LaSalle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il American-Streator | LaSalle | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 18,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peru | LaSalle | 10,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| La Salle | LaSalle | 9,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mendota | LaSalle | 7,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marseilles | LaSalle | 5,061 | 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, “Brown Bag Video, PWSID IL3161885, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/brown-bag-video-il3161885 (data as of October 1, 2026).