Public water system · TX0450055
ActiveMhc Colorado River Camgrounds
At a glance
Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds (PWSID TX0450055) is an active transient non-community water system in Colorado County, Illinois. It reports serving 70 people through 128 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
128
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds compare with other water systems in Colorado County?
By EPA's size categories, Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Colorado County has 1 active public water system, and Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 70 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 70 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 Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds 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 Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds?
EPA lists Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds as privately owned. The TX 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 1 active systems in Colorado County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between February 1991 and March 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds?
Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds (PWSID TX0450055) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds serve?
Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds reports serving 70 people through 128 service connections in Colorado County, Illinois.
Where does Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds 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 Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds' 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 March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds 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.
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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, “Mhc Colorado River Camgrounds, PWSID TX0450055, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/mhc-colorado-river-camgrounds-tx0450055 (data as of October 1, 2026).