Public water system · MI2023645
ActiveBahle Farms Golf Course
At a glance
Bahle Farms Golf Course (PWSID MI2023645) is an active transient non-community water system in Leelanau County, Michigan. It reports serving 220 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
220
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bahle Farms Golf Course compare with other water systems in Leelanau County?
By EPA's size categories, Bahle Farms Golf Course is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Leelanau County has 137 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% above the county average of 198 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 27,116 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 Bahle Farms Golf Course is about 53% above 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 Bahle Farms Golf Course?
EPA lists Bahle Farms Golf Course 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. 129 of the 137 active systems in Leelanau County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Bahle Farms Golf Course have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2004. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Bahle Farms Golf Course: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bahle Farms Golf Course?
Bahle Farms Golf Course (PWSID MI2023645) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Bahle Farms Golf Course serve?
Bahle Farms Golf Course reports serving 220 people through 1 service connection in Leelanau County, Michigan.
Where does Bahle Farms Golf Course 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 Bahle Farms Golf Course have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2004. 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 Bahle Farms Golf Course'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bahle Farms Golf Course's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bahle Farms Golf Course 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 Leelanau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead/Crystal River Water Co | Leelanau | 1,365 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Side Community Church | Leelanau | 950 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Suttons Bay, Village of | Leelanau | 874 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glen Lake Comm Schools | Leelanau | 809 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| The Cove | Leelanau | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bunting'S Market | Leelanau | 800 | 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, “Bahle Farms Golf Course, PWSID MI2023645, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/bahle-farms-golf-course-mi2023645 (data as of October 1, 2026).