Public water system · IL3154864
ActiveDickson Valley Camp Dining Hall
At a glance
Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall (PWSID IL3154864) is an active transient non-community water system in Kendall County, Illinois. It reports serving 26 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 January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall compare with other water systems in Kendall County?
By EPA's size categories, Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kendall County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,747 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 82,105 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 Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall is well 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 Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall?
EPA lists Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall 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. 33 of the 47 active systems in Kendall County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall?
Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall (PWSID IL3154864) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall serve?
Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Kendall County, Illinois.
Where does Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall 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 Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall 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 January 2010. 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 Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall'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 January 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall 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 Kendall County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswego | Kendall | 38,169 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yorkville | Kendall | 23,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plano | Kendall | 12,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Il American-Valley Marina | Kendall | 1,102 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newark | Kendall | 986 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Springs State Park (94185) | Kendall | 750 | 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, “Dickson Valley Camp Dining Hall, PWSID IL3154864, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/dickson-valley-camp-dining-hall-il3154864 (data as of October 1, 2026).