Constellation Byron Generating Station

How does Constellation Byron Generating Station compare with other water systems in Ogle County?

By EPA's size categories, Constellation Byron Generating Station is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Ogle County has 102 active public water systems. Its population served is about 46% above the county average of 412 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 42,013 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Constellation Byron Generating Station is about 40% above that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Illinois has 396 active non-transient non-community water systems, 10% 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 Constellation Byron Generating Station?

EPA lists Constellation Byron Generating Station 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. 64 of the 102 active systems in Ogle County (63%) are also privately owned.