Public water system · IL3150466
ActiveNeighborhood Co-Op Grocery
At a glance
Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery (PWSID IL3150466) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
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 Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,289 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 57,218 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 Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery 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 Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery?
EPA lists Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery 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. 7 of the 25 active systems in Jackson County (28%) are also privately owned.
Does Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and January 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery?
Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery (PWSID IL3150466) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery serve?
Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Jackson County, Illinois.
Where does Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery 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 Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | Jackson | 22,107 | Community | Surface water |
| Murphysboro | Jackson | 10,241 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Highway PWD | Jackson | 4,972 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Murdale PWD | Jackson | 4,963 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakeside PWD | Jackson | 3,065 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| De Soto | Jackson | 1,910 | 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, “Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery, PWSID IL3150466, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/neighborhood-co-op-grocery-il3150466 (data as of October 1, 2026).