Public water system · IL1430080
ActiveBuffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc
At a glance
Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc (PWSID IL1430080) is an active community water system in Peoria County, Illinois. It reports serving 45 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Peoria County?
By EPA's size categories, Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Peoria County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,857 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 188,545 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% 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 Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc?
EPA lists Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc 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. 48 of the 66 active systems in Peoria County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2007 and October 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as unaddressed and 3 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc?
Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc (PWSID IL1430080) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc serve?
Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc reports serving 45 people through 19 service connections in Peoria County, Illinois.
Where does Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc 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 Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Peoria County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il American-Peoria | Peoria | 137,575 | Community | Surface water |
| Osf St Francis Hospital | Peoria | 10,000 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Chillicothe | Peoria | 6,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peoria Heights | Peoria | 5,908 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pleasant Valley PWD | Peoria | 3,783 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cat Mossville | Peoria | 3,000 | Non-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, “Buffalo Hollow Farms Water Assoc, PWSID IL1430080, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/buffalo-hollow-farms-water-assoc-il1430080 (data as of October 1, 2026).