Public water system · IL3155994
ActiveBrown Conservation Park
At a glance
Brown Conservation Park (PWSID IL3155994) is an active transient non-community water system in Boone County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Brown Conservation Park compare with other water systems in Boone County?
By EPA's size categories, Brown Conservation Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Boone County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 939 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 44,134 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 Conservation Park 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 Conservation Park?
EPA lists Brown Conservation Park 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. 34 of the 47 active systems in Boone County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Brown Conservation Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2019. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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 Conservation Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brown Conservation Park?
Brown Conservation Park (PWSID IL3155994) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Brown Conservation Park serve?
Brown Conservation Park reports serving 25 people through 25 service connections in Boone County, Illinois.
Where does Brown Conservation Park 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 Conservation Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Conservation Park'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brown Conservation Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brown Conservation Park 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 Boone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | Boone | 25,339 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Illinois-Candlewick Dvn | Boone | 6,426 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove | Boone | 2,372 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove South | Boone | 1,877 | Community | Groundwater |
| Capron | Boone | 1,343 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Grove West-Countryside | Boone | 790 | 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 Conservation Park, PWSID IL3155994, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/brown-conservation-park-il3155994 (data as of October 1, 2026).