Public water system · IL3162768
ActiveHickory Hideaway Cabins
At a glance
Hickory Hideaway Cabins (PWSID IL3162768) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hickory Hideaway Cabins compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Hickory Hideaway Cabins is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 384 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 13,444 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 Hickory Hideaway Cabins 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 Hickory Hideaway Cabins?
EPA lists Hickory Hideaway Cabins 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. 2 of the 35 active systems in Carroll County (5.7%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Hickory Hideaway Cabins have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and February 2023. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrite. EPA lists 2 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-12-17 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
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.
Hickory Hideaway Cabins: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hickory Hideaway Cabins?
Hickory Hideaway Cabins (PWSID IL3162768) 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 Hickory Hideaway Cabins serve?
Hickory Hideaway Cabins reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections in Carroll County, Illinois.
Where does Hickory Hideaway Cabins 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 Hickory Hideaway Cabins have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. 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 Hickory Hideaway Cabins' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hickory Hideaway Cabins' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hickory Hideaway Cabins 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna | Carroll | 3,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| Thomson Maximum Security Center | Carroll | 2,166 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lanark | Carroll | 1,504 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Carroll | Carroll | 1,479 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milledgeville | Carroll | 989 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shannon | Carroll | 801 | 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, “Hickory Hideaway Cabins, PWSID IL3162768, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/hickory-hideaway-cabins-il3162768 (data as of October 1, 2026).