Public water system · MI2023951
ActiveArcadia Bluffs - Cottages
At a glance
Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages (PWSID MI2023951) is an active transient non-community water system in Manistee County, Michigan. It reports serving 32 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages compare with other water systems in Manistee County?
By EPA's size categories, Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manistee County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 208 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 18,490 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 Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages 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. 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 Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages?
EPA lists Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages 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. 81 of the 89 active systems in Manistee County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and October 2019. By type: 6 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages: frequently asked questions
Who runs Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages?
Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages (PWSID MI2023951) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages serve?
Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages reports serving 32 people through 6 service connections in Manistee County, Michigan.
Where does Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages 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 Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. 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 Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages 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 Manistee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee, City of | Manistee | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco Parkdale 36 | Manistee | 1,100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Filer Charter Township | Manistee | 940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Onekama Ez-Mart | Manistee | 780 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Orchard Beach State Pk | Manistee | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saddle Up Gas & Grocery | Manistee | 600 | Transient non-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, “Arcadia Bluffs - Cottages, PWSID MI2023951, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/arcadia-bluffs-cottages-mi2023951 (data as of October 1, 2026).