Public water system · MI0040496
ActiveShady Brook Mobile Home Park
At a glance
Shady Brook Mobile Home Park (PWSID MI0040496) is an active community water system in Van Buren County, Illinois. It reports serving 50 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shady Brook Mobile Home Park compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Shady Brook Mobile Home Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Buren County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 132 people per system, and accounts for 4.2% of the 1,187 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Shady Brook Mobile Home Park is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Illinois has 1,773 active community water systems, 46% 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 Shady Brook Mobile Home Park?
EPA lists Shady Brook Mobile Home Park as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 9 active systems in Van Buren County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Shady Brook Mobile Home Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1999 and May 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Lead and Copper Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Shady Brook Mobile Home Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shady Brook Mobile Home Park?
Shady Brook Mobile Home Park (PWSID MI0040496) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Shady Brook Mobile Home Park serve?
Shady Brook Mobile Home Park reports serving 50 people through 20 service connections in Van Buren County, Illinois.
Where does Shady Brook Mobile Home 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 Shady Brook Mobile Home Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. 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 Shady Brook Mobile Home 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shady Brook Mobile Home Park's water quality report?
As a community water system, Shady Brook Mobile Home Park must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Agudah Midwest | Van Buren | 430 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Whispering Pines Estates | Van Buren | 125 | Community | Groundwater |
| Off Map Bathhouse | Van Buren | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Off Map Lodge | Van Buren | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Three Mile Lake Trailer Park | Van Buren | 112 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meadowbrook Estates Tenants Assn | Van Buren | 100 | Transient non-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, “Shady Brook Mobile Home Park, PWSID MI0040496, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/shady-brook-mobile-home-park-mi0040496 (data as of October 1, 2026).