Public water system · IL3137455
ActiveLoud Thunder East Side Well
At a glance
Loud Thunder East Side Well (PWSID IL3137455) is an active transient non-community water system in Rock Island County, Illinois. It reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Loud Thunder East Side Well compare with other water systems in Rock Island County?
By EPA's size categories, Loud Thunder East Side Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rock Island County has 102 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,592 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 162,391 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 Loud Thunder East Side Well 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 Loud Thunder East Side Well?
EPA lists Loud Thunder East Side Well as owned by a local government. 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. 16 of the 102 active systems in Rock Island County (16%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Loud Thunder East Side Well have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and July 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 9 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.
Loud Thunder East Side Well: frequently asked questions
Who runs Loud Thunder East Side Well?
Loud Thunder East Side Well (PWSID IL3137455) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Loud Thunder East Side Well serve?
Loud Thunder East Side Well reports serving 26 people through 1 service connection in Rock Island County, Illinois.
Where does Loud Thunder East Side Well 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 Loud Thunder East Side Well have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Loud Thunder East Side Well'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 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Loud Thunder East Side Well's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Loud Thunder East Side Well 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 Rock Island County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moline | Rock Island | 44,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 39,018 | Community | Surface water |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 21,374 | Community | Surface water |
| Rock Island Arsenal, Us Army | Rock Island | 7,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Silvis | Rock Island | 7,473 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Niabi Zoo | Rock Island | 5,000 | Transient non-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, “Loud Thunder East Side Well, PWSID IL3137455, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/loud-thunder-east-side-well-il3137455 (data as of October 1, 2026).