Public water system · IL3157883
ActiveIce House Harrisburg
At a glance
Ice House Harrisburg (PWSID IL3157883) is an active transient non-community water system in Saline County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ice House Harrisburg compare with other water systems in Saline County?
By EPA's size categories, Ice House Harrisburg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Saline County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,128 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 25,532 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 Ice House Harrisburg 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 619 Illinois systems (16%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ice House Harrisburg?
EPA lists Ice House Harrisburg 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. 1 of the 12 active systems in Saline County (8.3%) are also privately owned.
Does Ice House Harrisburg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and March 2026. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Ice House Harrisburg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ice House Harrisburg?
Ice House Harrisburg (PWSID IL3157883) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Ice House Harrisburg serve?
Ice House Harrisburg reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Saline County, Illinois.
Where does Ice House Harrisburg get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Ice House Harrisburg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Ice House Harrisburg'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ice House Harrisburg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ice House Harrisburg 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 Saline County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | Saline | 8,524 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Eldorado | Saline | 4,715 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Saline Valley Conservancy District | Saline | 3,921 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carrier Mills | Saline | 2,085 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Mitchellsville PWD | Saline | 1,970 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Liberty-Ledford PWD | Saline | 1,255 | Community | Purchased 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, “Ice House Harrisburg, PWSID IL3157883, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/ice-house-harrisburg-il3157883 (data as of October 1, 2026).