Public water system · IL3140582
ActiveBureau Twp Community Church
At a glance
Bureau Twp Community Church (PWSID IL3140582) is an active transient non-community water system in Bureau County, Illinois. It reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bureau Twp Community Church compare with other water systems in Bureau County?
By EPA's size categories, Bureau Twp Community Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bureau County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 551 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 28,670 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 Bureau Twp Community Church is about 44% 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 Bureau Twp Community Church?
EPA lists Bureau Twp Community Church 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. 29 of the 52 active systems in Bureau County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Bureau Twp Community Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and January 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Bureau Twp Community Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bureau Twp Community Church?
Bureau Twp Community Church (PWSID IL3140582) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Bureau Twp Community Church serve?
Bureau Twp Community Church reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections in Bureau County, Illinois.
Where does Bureau Twp Community Church 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 Bureau Twp Community Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 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 Bureau Twp Community Church'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; 1 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 Bureau Twp Community Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bureau Twp Community Church 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 Bureau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | Bureau | 7,832 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Valley | Bureau | 5,582 | Community | Groundwater |
| De Pue | Bureau | 1,838 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walnut | Bureau | 1,311 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ladd | Bureau | 1,263 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Great Sauk Trail - East | Bureau | 900 | 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, “Bureau Twp Community Church, PWSID IL3140582, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/bureau-twp-community-church-il3140582 (data as of October 1, 2026).