Public water system · IL3163295
ActiveBuffalo Range Shooting Park
At a glance
Buffalo Range Shooting Park (PWSID IL3163295) is an active transient non-community water system in LaSalle County, Illinois. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Buffalo Range Shooting Park compare with other water systems in LaSalle County?
By EPA's size categories, Buffalo Range Shooting Park 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 Buffalo Range Shooting Park is about 65% 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 Buffalo Range Shooting Park?
EPA lists Buffalo Range Shooting 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. 99 of the 129 active systems in LaSalle County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Buffalo Range Shooting Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Range Shooting Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buffalo Range Shooting Park?
Buffalo Range Shooting Park (PWSID IL3163295) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Buffalo Range Shooting Park serve?
Buffalo Range Shooting Park reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Where does Buffalo Range Shooting 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 Buffalo Range Shooting Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Range Shooting 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buffalo Range Shooting Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Buffalo Range Shooting 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 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, “Buffalo Range Shooting Park, PWSID IL3163295, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/buffalo-range-shooting-park-il3163295 (data as of October 1, 2026).