Public water system · IL3165837
ActiveNussbaum Transportation Well #3
At a glance
Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 (PWSID IL3165837) is an active non-transient non-community water system in McLean County, Illinois. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 compare with other water systems in McLean County?
By EPA's size categories, Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McLean County has 79 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,159 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 170,531 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Illinois has 396 active non-transient non-community water systems, 10% 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 Nussbaum Transportation Well #3?
EPA lists Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 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. 46 of the 79 active systems in McLean County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Nussbaum Transportation Well #3: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nussbaum Transportation Well #3?
Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 (PWSID IL3165837) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 serve?
Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in McLean County, Illinois.
Where does Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 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 Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Nussbaum Transportation Well #3'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nussbaum Transportation Well #3's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nussbaum Transportation Well #3 is a non-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 McLean County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | McLean | 77,610 | Community | Surface water |
| Normal | McLean | 52,736 | Community | Groundwater |
| Illinois State University-Normal | McLean | 6,600 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Le Roy | McLean | 3,498 | Community | Groundwater |
| Heyworth | McLean | 2,853 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lexington | McLean | 1,930 | 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, “Nussbaum Transportation Well #3, PWSID IL3165837, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/nussbaum-transportation-well-3-il3165837 (data as of October 1, 2026).