Public water system · IL3158865
ActiveDouglas County Health Department
At a glance
Douglas County Health Department (PWSID IL3158865) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Douglas County Health Department compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, Douglas County Health Department is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,421 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 18,473 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 Douglas County Health Department 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 Douglas County Health Department?
EPA lists Douglas County Health Department 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. 4 of the 13 active systems in Douglas County (31%) are also privately owned.
Does Douglas County Health Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and October 2024. By type: 3 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Douglas County Health Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Douglas County Health Department?
Douglas County Health Department (PWSID IL3158865) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Douglas County Health Department serve?
Douglas County Health Department reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Douglas County, Illinois.
Where does Douglas County Health Department 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 Douglas County Health Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Douglas County Health Department'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Douglas County Health Department's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Douglas County Health Department 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola | Douglas | 4,875 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| West Prairie Water Company | Douglas | 4,800 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arcola | Douglas | 2,927 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Il American-Villa Grove | Douglas | 2,467 | Community | Groundwater |
| Atwood | Douglas | 1,155 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newman | Douglas | 836 | 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, “Douglas County Health Department, PWSID IL3158865, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/douglas-county-health-department-il3158865 (data as of October 1, 2026).