Public water system · MI2027134
ActiveAlice Springs Campground
At a glance
Alice Springs Campground (PWSID MI2027134) is an active transient non-community water system in Ionia County, Michigan. It reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alice Springs Campground compare with other water systems in Ionia County?
By EPA's size categories, Alice Springs Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ionia County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is about 33% above the county average of 376 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 46,250 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Alice Springs Campground is about 3.5 times 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. Michigan has 7,865 active transient non-community water systems, 74% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Alice Springs Campground?
EPA lists Alice Springs Campground 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. 106 of the 123 active systems in Ionia County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Alice Springs Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and January 2011. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Alice Springs Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alice Springs Campground?
Alice Springs Campground (PWSID MI2027134) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Alice Springs Campground serve?
Alice Springs Campground reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection in Ionia County, Michigan.
Where does Alice Springs Campground 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 Alice Springs Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. 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 Alice Springs Campground'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alice Springs Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alice Springs Campground 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 Ionia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia | Ionia | 11,708 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belding | Ionia | 5,769 | Community | Groundwater |
| Portland | Ionia | 3,883 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Odessa | Ionia | 2,018 | Community | Groundwater |
| 1-9 Pilot LLC | Ionia | 1,522 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saranac | Ionia | 1,343 | 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, “Alice Springs Campground, PWSID MI2027134, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/alice-springs-campground-mi2027134 (data as of October 1, 2026).