Public water system · IL3050971
ActiveRidott Corners Tap
At a glance
Ridott Corners Tap (PWSID IL3050971) is an active transient non-community water system in Stephenson County, Illinois. It reports serving 29 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
29
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ridott Corners Tap compare with other water systems in Stephenson County?
By EPA's size categories, Ridott Corners Tap is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stephenson County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 811 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 34,049 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 Ridott Corners Tap 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 Ridott Corners Tap?
EPA lists Ridott Corners Tap 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. 29 of the 42 active systems in Stephenson County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Ridott Corners Tap have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and October 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (12 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Ridott Corners Tap: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ridott Corners Tap?
Ridott Corners Tap (PWSID IL3050971) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Ridott Corners Tap serve?
Ridott Corners Tap reports serving 29 people through 1 service connection in Stephenson County, Illinois.
Where does Ridott Corners Tap 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 Ridott Corners Tap have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Ridott Corners Tap'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ridott Corners Tap's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ridott Corners Tap 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 Stephenson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | Stephenson | 23,930 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lena | Stephenson | 2,680 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pearl City | Stephenson | 790 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orangeville | Stephenson | 780 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedarville | Stephenson | 663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prairie Path Water Company-Northern Hill | Stephenson | 600 | 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, “Ridott Corners Tap, PWSID IL3050971, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/ridott-corners-tap-il3050971 (data as of October 1, 2026).