Public water system · IL3162883
ActiveWedron Silica Pit Building
At a glance
Wedron Silica Pit Building (PWSID IL3162883) is an active non-transient non-community water system in LaSalle County, Illinois. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wedron Silica Pit Building compare with other water systems in LaSalle County?
By EPA's size categories, Wedron Silica Pit Building is a very small system (500 people or fewer). LaSalle County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 816 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 105,319 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Illinois, the 3,872 active systems average 3,204 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Wedron Silica Pit Building is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Illinois has 396 active non-transient non-community water systems, 10% 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 Wedron Silica Pit Building?
EPA lists Wedron Silica Pit Building 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. 99 of the 129 active systems in LaSalle County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Wedron Silica Pit Building have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and April 2025. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-26 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-23 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-21 | 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 7 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.
Wedron Silica Pit Building: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wedron Silica Pit Building?
Wedron Silica Pit Building (PWSID IL3162883) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Wedron Silica Pit Building serve?
Wedron Silica Pit Building reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Where does Wedron Silica Pit Building 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 Wedron Silica Pit Building have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Wedron Silica Pit Building'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wedron Silica Pit Building's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wedron Silica Pit Building is a non-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 LaSalle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il American-Streator | LaSalle | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Ottawa | LaSalle | 18,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peru | LaSalle | 10,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| La Salle | LaSalle | 9,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mendota | LaSalle | 7,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marseilles | LaSalle | 5,061 | 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, “Wedron Silica Pit Building, PWSID IL3162883, Illinois”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/illinois/wedron-silica-pit-building-il3162883 (data as of October 1, 2026).