Public water system · MI2008975
ActiveBlind Island Brewery
At a glance
Blind Island Brewery (PWSID MI2008975) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It reports serving 99 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 January 1995.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
99
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blind Island Brewery compare with other water systems in St. Joseph County?
By EPA's size categories, Blind Island Brewery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Joseph County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 48,813 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 Blind Island Brewery is about 31% 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 Blind Island Brewery?
EPA lists Blind Island Brewery 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. 115 of the 125 active systems in St. Joseph County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Blind Island Brewery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 1995. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Blind Island Brewery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blind Island Brewery?
Blind Island Brewery (PWSID MI2008975) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Blind Island Brewery serve?
Blind Island Brewery reports serving 99 people through 1 service connection in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
Where does Blind Island Brewery 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 Blind Island Brewery 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 January 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 Blind Island Brewery'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 January 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blind Island Brewery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blind Island Brewery 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 St. Joseph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | St. Joseph | 11,920 | Community | Groundwater |
| Three Rivers | St. Joseph | 7,905 | Community | Groundwater |
| Constantine | St. Joseph | 2,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lockport Township | St. Joseph | 1,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Pigeon | St. Joseph | 1,640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centreville | St. Joseph | 1,579 | 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, “Blind Island Brewery, PWSID MI2008975, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/blind-island-brewery-mi2008975 (data as of October 1, 2026).