Public water system · MI2043539
ActiveBig Rock Community Church
At a glance
Big Rock Community Church (PWSID MI2043539) is an active transient non-community water system in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It reports serving 61 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 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
61
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Rock Community Church compare with other water systems in Kalamazoo County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Rock Community Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kalamazoo County has 188 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,513 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 284,488 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 Big Rock Community Church is about 58% 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 Big Rock Community Church?
EPA lists Big Rock Community 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. 172 of the 188 active systems in Kalamazoo County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Rock Community Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and January 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | 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.
Big Rock Community Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Rock Community Church?
Big Rock Community Church (PWSID MI2043539) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Rock Community Church serve?
Big Rock Community Church reports serving 61 people through 1 service connection in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
Where does Big Rock Community 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 Big Rock Community Church 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 2015. 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 Big Rock Community 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Rock Community Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Rock Community 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 Kalamazoo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 192,992 | Community | Groundwater |
| Portage | Kalamazoo | 46,292 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pfizer | Kalamazoo | 4,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vicksburg | Kalamazoo | 2,906 | Community | Groundwater |
| Galesburg | Kalamazoo | 2,377 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Galesburg Rest Area | Kalamazoo | 1,932 | 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, “Big Rock Community Church, PWSID MI2043539, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/big-rock-community-church-mi2043539 (data as of October 1, 2026).