Public water system · MI0040128

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Bay Shore Estates

At a glance

Bay Shore Estates (PWSID MI0040128) is an active community water system in Emmet County, Michigan. It reports serving 208 people through 83 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

208

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMI0040128

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served208

Service connections83

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyEmmet County

How does Bay Shore Estates compare with other water systems in Emmet County?

By EPA's size categories, Bay Shore Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Emmet County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 192 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 38,096 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bay Shore Estates is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% 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 Bay Shore Estates?

EPA lists Bay Shore Estates 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. 188 of the 198 active systems in Emmet County (95%) are also privately owned.

Does Bay Shore Estates have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and September 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2022-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2008-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1999-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 9 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.

Bay Shore Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bay Shore Estates?

Bay Shore Estates (PWSID MI0040128) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Bay Shore Estates serve?

Bay Shore Estates reports serving 208 people through 83 service connections in Emmet County, Michigan.

Where does Bay Shore Estates 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 Bay Shore Estates have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022. 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 Bay Shore Estates' 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bay Shore Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Bay Shore Estates must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Emmet County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Petoskey, City of	Emmet	8,979	Community	Groundwater
Pleasant View Ez Mart	Emmet	1,500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Birchwood Farms	Emmet	1,227	Community	Groundwater
Harbor Springs, City of	Emmet	1,194	Community	Groundwater
Little Traverse Township	Emmet	1,102	Community	Groundwater
Bay View Association	Emmet	831	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, “Bay Shore Estates, PWSID MI0040128, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/bay-shore-estates-mi0040128 (data as of October 1, 2026).