Public water system · IL3094086
ActivePere Marquette State Park
At a glance
Pere Marquette State Park (PWSID IL3094086) is an active transient non-community water system in Jersey County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pere Marquette State Park compare with other water systems in Jersey County?
By EPA's size categories, Pere Marquette State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jersey County has 6 active public water systems, and Pere Marquette State Park is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,622 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 21,733 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 Pere Marquette State Park 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 Pere Marquette State Park?
EPA lists Pere Marquette State Park as owned by a state 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. 1 of the 6 active systems in Jersey County (17%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pere Marquette State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1981 and January 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1981-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Pere Marquette State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pere Marquette State Park?
Pere Marquette State Park (PWSID IL3094086) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Pere Marquette State Park serve?
Pere Marquette State Park reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections in Jersey County, Illinois.
Where does Pere Marquette State Park 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 Pere Marquette State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Pere Marquette State Park'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pere Marquette State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pere Marquette State Park 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 Jersey County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Rwc | Jersey | 12,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Il American-Jerseyville | Jersey | 8,412 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Piasa Chautauqua Pws | Jersey | 335 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fieldon | Jersey | 186 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Twice the Ice Jerseyville | Jersey | 25 | Transient non-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, “Pere Marquette State Park, PWSID IL3094086, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/pere-marquette-state-park-il3094086 (data as of October 1, 2026).