Public water system · OH6700312
ActiveBirchwood Manor Mhc Old
At a glance
Birchwood Manor Mhc Old (PWSID OH6700312) is an active community water system in Portage County, Michigan. It reports serving 665 people through 292 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
665
Service connections
292
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Birchwood Manor Mhc Old compare with other water systems in Portage County?
By EPA's size categories, Birchwood Manor Mhc Old is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Portage County has 2 active public water systems, and Birchwood Manor Mhc Old is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 63% above the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 82% of the 815 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 Birchwood Manor Mhc Old 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 Birchwood Manor Mhc Old?
EPA lists Birchwood Manor Mhc Old as privately owned. The OH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Portage County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Birchwood Manor Mhc Old have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and December 2010. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Toxaphene (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-31 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | 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.
Birchwood Manor Mhc Old: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birchwood Manor Mhc Old?
Birchwood Manor Mhc Old (PWSID OH6700312) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Birchwood Manor Mhc Old serve?
Birchwood Manor Mhc Old reports serving 665 people through 292 service connections in Portage County, Michigan.
Where does Birchwood Manor Mhc Old 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 Birchwood Manor Mhc Old have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. 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 Birchwood Manor Mhc Old'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2010. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birchwood Manor Mhc Old's water quality report?
As a community water system, Birchwood Manor Mhc Old 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 Portage County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Manor Mhc New | Portage | 150 | 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, “Birchwood Manor Mhc Old, PWSID OH6700312, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/birchwood-manor-mhc-old-oh6700312 (data as of October 1, 2026).