Public water system · IL3133058
ActiveShiney Hiney Wash Co
At a glance
Shiney Hiney Wash Co (PWSID IL3133058) is an active transient non-community water system in Coles County, Illinois. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shiney Hiney Wash Co compare with other water systems in Coles County?
By EPA's size categories, Shiney Hiney Wash Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Coles County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,392 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 48,528 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 Shiney Hiney Wash Co 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 surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 619 Illinois systems (16%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Shiney Hiney Wash Co?
EPA lists Shiney Hiney Wash Co 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 9 active systems in Coles County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Shiney Hiney Wash Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and March 2026. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Shiney Hiney Wash Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shiney Hiney Wash Co?
Shiney Hiney Wash Co (PWSID IL3133058) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Shiney Hiney Wash Co serve?
Shiney Hiney Wash Co reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Coles County, Illinois.
Where does Shiney Hiney Wash Co get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Shiney Hiney Wash Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Shiney Hiney Wash Co'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 March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shiney Hiney Wash Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shiney Hiney Wash Co 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 Coles County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoon | Coles | 19,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Charleston | Coles | 17,286 | Community | Surface water |
| Eastern Illinois University | Coles | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Embarras Area Water District | Coles | 3,750 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Oakland | Coles | 739 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Cooks Mills Water Association | Coles | 720 | 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, “Shiney Hiney Wash Co, PWSID IL3133058, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/shiney-hiney-wash-co-il3133058 (data as of October 1, 2026).