Public water system · IL3076273
ActiveRiver Rock Pub & Beer Garden
At a glance
River Rock Pub & Beer Garden (PWSID IL3076273) is an active transient non-community water system in Kankakee County, Illinois. It reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does River Rock Pub & Beer Garden compare with other water systems in Kankakee County?
By EPA's size categories, River Rock Pub & Beer Garden is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kankakee County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,882 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 94,096 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 River Rock Pub & Beer Garden is about 44% 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 River Rock Pub & Beer Garden?
EPA lists River Rock Pub & Beer Garden as under public/private ownership. 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. 12 of the 50 active systems in Kankakee County (24%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does River Rock Pub & Beer Garden have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between April 1994 and January 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
River Rock Pub & Beer Garden: frequently asked questions
Who runs River Rock Pub & Beer Garden?
River Rock Pub & Beer Garden (PWSID IL3076273) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does River Rock Pub & Beer Garden serve?
River Rock Pub & Beer Garden reports serving 80 people through 2 service connections in Kankakee County, Illinois.
Where does River Rock Pub & Beer Garden 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 River Rock Pub & Beer Garden 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 2018. 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 River Rock Pub & Beer Garden'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 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Rock Pub & Beer Garden's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. River Rock Pub & Beer Garden 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 Kankakee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Illinois-Kankakee | Kankakee | 80,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Momence | Kankakee | 3,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Herscher | Kankakee | 1,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pembroke Township | Kankakee | 1,410 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| St Anne | Kankakee | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunny Acres MHP | Kankakee | 750 | 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, “River Rock Pub & Beer Garden, PWSID IL3076273, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/river-rock-pub-beer-garden-il3076273 (data as of October 1, 2026).