Public water system · IL3089607
ActiveCable Community Church
At a glance
Cable Community Church (PWSID IL3089607) is an active transient non-community water system in Mercer County, Illinois. It reports serving 70 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1997.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cable Community Church compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Cable Community Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mercer County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 426 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 11,499 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 Cable Community Church is about half of 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 Cable Community Church?
EPA lists Cable 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. 17 of the 27 active systems in Mercer County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Cable Community Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1997. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and October 1997. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | 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.
Cable Community Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cable Community Church?
Cable Community Church (PWSID IL3089607) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Cable Community Church serve?
Cable Community Church reports serving 70 people through 7 service connections in Mercer County, Illinois.
Where does Cable 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 Cable Community Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1997. 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 Cable 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; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1997. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cable Community Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cable 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 Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo | Mercer | 3,470 | Community | Groundwater |
| Viola | Mercer | 970 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sherrard | Mercer | 785 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fyre Lake Water Company | Mercer | 760 | Community | Groundwater |
| Keithsburg | Mercer | 747 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Windsor | Mercer | 740 | 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, “Cable Community Church, PWSID IL3089607, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/cable-community-church-il3089607 (data as of October 1, 2026).