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E J Karzs

At a glance

E J Karzs (PWSID IL3030809) is an active transient non-community water system in Grundy County, Illinois. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

75

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIL3030809
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served75
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePublic/private partnership
Primacy agencyIL state drinking water program
City served—
StateIllinois
ZIP—
CountyGrundy County

How does E J Karzs compare with other water systems in Grundy County?

By EPA's size categories, E J Karzs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grundy County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,002 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 51,074 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 E J Karzs 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 E J Karzs?

EPA lists E J Karzs as under public/private ownership. 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. 9 of the 51 active systems in Grundy County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does E J Karzs have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and January 2019. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2018-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1995-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived

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.

E J Karzs: frequently asked questions

Who runs E J Karzs?

E J Karzs (PWSID IL3030809) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.

How many people does E J Karzs serve?

E J Karzs reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Grundy County, Illinois.

Where does E J Karzs 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 E J Karzs have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 E J Karzs' 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 January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.

Where can I find E J Karzs' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. E J Karzs 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 Grundy County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
MorrisGrundy14,775CommunityGroundwater
MinookaGrundy12,800CommunityGroundwater
Coal CityGrundy5,749CommunityGroundwater
DiamondGrundy2,508CommunityGroundwater
Coal City Area ClubGrundy2,500Transient non-communityGroundwater
GardnerGrundy1,361CommunityGroundwater

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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, “E J Karzs, PWSID IL3030809, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/e-j-karzs-il3030809 (data as of October 1, 2026).