Public water system · MI2009821
ActiveBillerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House
At a glance
Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House (PWSID MI2009821) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Delta County, Michigan. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House compare with other water systems in Delta County?
By EPA's size categories, Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delta County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 411 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 26,294 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-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 Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House?
EPA lists Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House 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. 53 of the 64 active systems in Delta County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and April 2018. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Lindane (gamma-BHC) and Pentachlorophenol. EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarbcode 2047 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House?
Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House (PWSID MI2009821) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House serve?
Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Delta County, Michigan.
Where does Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House 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 Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. 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 Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House is a non-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 Delta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba | Delta | 12,941 | Community | Surface water |
| Gladstone | Delta | 4,632 | Community | Surface water |
| Mdot - Hyde Rest Area | Delta | 840 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Billerud Escanaba LLC - Main Mill | Delta | 830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Solbergs Buck Inn | Delta | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rapid River Schools | Delta | 400 | Non-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, “Billerud Escanaba LLC - Scale House, PWSID MI2009821, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/billerud-escanaba-llc-scale-house-mi2009821 (data as of October 1, 2026).