Public water system · MI2020713
ActiveBinder Park Zoo
At a glance
Binder Park Zoo (PWSID MI2020713) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Calhoun County, Michigan. It reports serving 235 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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
235
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Binder Park Zoo compare with other water systems in Calhoun County?
By EPA's size categories, Binder Park Zoo is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Calhoun County has 141 active public water systems. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 666 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Binder Park Zoo is about half of 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 Binder Park Zoo?
EPA lists Binder Park Zoo 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 Binder Park Zoo have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Binder Park Zoo: frequently asked questions
Who runs Binder Park Zoo?
Binder Park Zoo (PWSID MI2020713) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Binder Park Zoo serve?
Binder Park Zoo reports serving 235 people through 1 service connection in Calhoun County, Michigan.
Where does Binder Park Zoo 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 Binder Park Zoo have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995. 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 Binder Park Zoo'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Binder Park Zoo's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Binder Park Zoo 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 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, “Binder Park Zoo, PWSID MI2020713, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/binder-park-zoo-mi2020713 (data as of October 1, 2026).