Public water system · IL3000554
ActiveHickory Shores Resort
At a glance
Hickory Shores Resort (PWSID IL3000554) is an active transient non-community water system in Clinton County, Illinois. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hickory Shores Resort compare with other water systems in Clinton County?
By EPA's size categories, Hickory Shores Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clinton County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,428 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 34,259 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 Shores Resort is about 65% 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 Shores Resort?
EPA lists Hickory Shores Resort 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. 5 of the 24 active systems in Clinton County (21%) are also privately owned.
Does Hickory Shores Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1981 and April 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1981-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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 Shores Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hickory Shores Resort?
Hickory Shores Resort (PWSID IL3000554) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Hickory Shores Resort serve?
Hickory Shores Resort reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Clinton County, Illinois.
Where does Hickory Shores Resort 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 Shores Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Hickory Shores Resort'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hickory Shores Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hickory Shores Resort 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 Clinton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breese | Clinton | 4,772 | Community | Surface water |
| New Baden | Clinton | 4,178 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Carlyle | Clinton | 3,373 | Community | Surface water |
| Trenton | Clinton | 2,742 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Aviston | Clinton | 2,545 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clinton County East PWD | Clinton | 1,950 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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 Shores Resort, PWSID IL3000554, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/hickory-shores-resort-il3000554 (data as of October 1, 2026).