Public water system · IL3137786
ActivePrairie Pure Vending
At a glance
Prairie Pure Vending (PWSID IL3137786) is an active transient non-community water system in Shelby County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased 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 January 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prairie Pure Vending compare with other water systems in Shelby County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Pure Vending is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shelby County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,004 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 12,045 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 Prairie Pure Vending 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 348 Illinois systems (9%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Prairie Pure Vending?
EPA lists Prairie Pure Vending 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. 3 of the 12 active systems in Shelby County (25%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Pure Vending have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2008. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Prairie Pure Vending: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Pure Vending?
Prairie Pure Vending (PWSID IL3137786) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Pure Vending serve?
Prairie Pure Vending reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Shelby County, Illinois.
Where does Prairie Pure Vending get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Prairie Pure Vending 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 January 2008. 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 Prairie Pure Vending'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 January 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prairie Pure Vending's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prairie Pure Vending 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 Shelby County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville | Shelby | 5,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moweaqua | Shelby | 1,785 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windsor | Shelby | 1,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Findlay | Shelby | 750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Stewardson | Shelby | 734 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cowden | Shelby | 612 | 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, “Prairie Pure Vending, PWSID IL3137786, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/prairie-pure-vending-il3137786 (data as of October 1, 2026).