Public water system · IL3115527
ActiveSugar Shores Camping Resort
At a glance
Sugar Shores Camping Resort (PWSID IL3115527) is an active transient non-community water system in Winnebago County, Illinois. It reports serving 100 people through 100 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
100
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sugar Shores Camping Resort compare with other water systems in Winnebago County?
By EPA's size categories, Sugar Shores Camping Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Winnebago County has 137 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,841 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 252,201 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 Sugar Shores Camping Resort is about 31% 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 Sugar Shores Camping Resort?
EPA lists Sugar Shores Camping Resort 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. 102 of the 137 active systems in Winnebago County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Sugar Shores Camping Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2025. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as unaddressed and 2 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-06-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-04-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Sugar Shores Camping Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sugar Shores Camping Resort?
Sugar Shores Camping Resort (PWSID IL3115527) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Sugar Shores Camping Resort serve?
Sugar Shores Camping Resort reports serving 100 people through 100 service connections in Winnebago County, Illinois.
Where does Sugar Shores Camping Resort 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 Sugar Shores Camping Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Sugar Shores Camping Resort'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sugar Shores Camping Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sugar Shores Camping Resort 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 Winnebago County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | Winnebago | 147,051 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Park PWD | Winnebago | 35,580 | Community | Groundwater |
| Loves Park | Winnebago | 23,335 | Community | Groundwater |
| Il American-South Beloit | Winnebago | 7,893 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Rockton | Winnebago | 7,685 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cherry Valley | Winnebago | 4,731 | 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, “Sugar Shores Camping Resort, PWSID IL3115527, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/sugar-shores-camping-resort-il3115527 (data as of October 1, 2026).