Public water system · IL3076083
ActiveCreme of the Crop
At a glance
Creme of the Crop (PWSID IL3076083) is an active transient non-community water system in Kankakee County, Illinois. It reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Creme of the Crop compare with other water systems in Kankakee County?
By EPA's size categories, Creme of the Crop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kankakee County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,882 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 94,096 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 Creme of the Crop is about 17% 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 Creme of the Crop?
EPA lists Creme of the Crop 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. 26 of the 50 active systems in Kankakee County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Creme of the Crop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Creme of the Crop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Creme of the Crop?
Creme of the Crop (PWSID IL3076083) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Creme of the Crop serve?
Creme of the Crop reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections in Kankakee County, Illinois.
Where does Creme of the Crop 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 Creme of the Crop have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Creme of the Crop'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Creme of the Crop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Creme of the Crop 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 Kankakee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Illinois-Kankakee | Kankakee | 80,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Momence | Kankakee | 3,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Herscher | Kankakee | 1,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pembroke Township | Kankakee | 1,410 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| St Anne | Kankakee | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunny Acres MHP | Kankakee | 750 | 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, “Creme of the Crop, PWSID IL3076083, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/creme-of-the-crop-il3076083 (data as of October 1, 2026).