Public water system · MI2038813
ActiveBattle Creek Friends Church
At a glance
Battle Creek Friends Church (PWSID MI2038813) is an active transient non-community water system in Calhoun County, Michigan. It reports serving 70 people through 2 service connections. 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 July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Battle Creek Friends Church compare with other water systems in Calhoun County?
By EPA's size categories, Battle Creek Friends Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Calhoun County has 141 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 666 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 93,883 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 Battle Creek Friends Church is about half of 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 Battle Creek Friends Church?
EPA lists Battle Creek Friends Church 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. 128 of the 141 active systems in Calhoun County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Battle Creek Friends Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1997 and July 2021. By type: 3 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | 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 |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Battle Creek Friends Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Battle Creek Friends Church?
Battle Creek Friends Church (PWSID MI2038813) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Battle Creek Friends Church serve?
Battle Creek Friends Church reports serving 70 people through 2 service connections in Calhoun County, Michigan.
Where does Battle Creek Friends Church 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 Battle Creek Friends Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Battle Creek Friends Church'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 July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Battle Creek Friends Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Battle Creek Friends Church 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 Calhoun County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek - Verona System | Calhoun | 43,975 | Community | Groundwater |
| Albion | Calhoun | 9,144 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marshall | Calhoun | 7,088 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pennfield Township | Calhoun | 3,916 | Community | Groundwater |
| Springfield | Calhoun | 3,833 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Emmett Township | Calhoun | 2,550 | Community | Purchased 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, “Battle Creek Friends Church, PWSID MI2038813, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/battle-creek-friends-church-mi2038813 (data as of October 1, 2026).