Public water system · MI2020261
ActiveBlfac - Marek Dining Hall
At a glance
Blfac - Marek Dining Hall (PWSID MI2020261) is an active transient non-community water system in Muskegon County, Michigan. It reports serving 600 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
600
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blfac - Marek Dining Hall compare with other water systems in Muskegon County?
By EPA's size categories, Blfac - Marek Dining Hall is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Muskegon County has 210 active public water systems. Its population served is about 16% below the county average of 713 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 149,690 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 Blfac - Marek Dining Hall is about 4.2 times 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 Blfac - Marek Dining Hall?
EPA lists Blfac - Marek Dining Hall 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. 193 of the 210 active systems in Muskegon County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Blfac - Marek Dining Hall have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and January 2014. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 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.
Blfac - Marek Dining Hall: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blfac - Marek Dining Hall?
Blfac - Marek Dining Hall (PWSID MI2020261) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Blfac - Marek Dining Hall serve?
Blfac - Marek Dining Hall reports serving 600 people through 2 service connections in Muskegon County, Michigan.
Where does Blfac - Marek Dining Hall 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 Blfac - Marek Dining Hall have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Blfac - Marek Dining Hall'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blfac - Marek Dining Hall's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blfac - Marek Dining Hall 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 Muskegon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon | Muskegon | 37,213 | Community | Surface water |
| Norton Shores | Muskegon | 23,994 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Muskegon Heights | Muskegon | 9,917 | Community | Surface water |
| Fruitport Township | Muskegon | 9,355 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Muskegon Co Eastside Water System | Muskegon | 7,135 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Musk Co Northside Water System | Muskegon | 5,133 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Blfac - Marek Dining Hall, PWSID MI2020261, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/blfac-marek-dining-hall-mi2020261 (data as of October 1, 2026).