Public water system · IL3160846
ActiveTrinity Lutheran Church Genoa
At a glance
Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa (PWSID IL3160846) is an active transient non-community water system in DeKalb County, Illinois. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa compare with other water systems in DeKalb County?
By EPA's size categories, Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). DeKalb County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,220 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 95,450 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 Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa 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 Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa?
EPA lists Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa 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. 25 of the 43 active systems in DeKalb County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and January 2023. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa?
Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa (PWSID IL3160846) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa serve?
Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in DeKalb County, Illinois.
Where does Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa 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 Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa'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 January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa 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 DeKalb County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb | DeKalb | 40,290 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sycamore | DeKalb | 18,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sandwich | DeKalb | 7,156 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northern Illinois University-Dekalb | DeKalb | 6,500 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Genoa | DeKalb | 5,298 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cortland | DeKalb | 4,398 | 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, “Trinity Lutheran Church Genoa, PWSID IL3160846, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/trinity-lutheran-church-genoa-il3160846 (data as of October 1, 2026).