Public water system · MI2003012
ActiveCadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station
At a glance
CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station (PWSID MI2003012) is an active transient non-community water system in Branch County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022.
This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station compare with other water systems in Branch County?
By EPA's size categories, CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Branch County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 31,918 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 CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station is about 65% 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 CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station?
EPA lists CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station 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. 66 of the 71 active systems in Branch County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and May 2022. By type: 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station?
CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station (PWSID MI2003012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station serve?
CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Branch County, Michigan.
Where does CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station 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 CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. 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 CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station 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 Branch County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | Branch | 13,822 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bronson | Branch | 2,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Union City | Branch | 1,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy | Branch | 1,544 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler Motor Speedway | Branch | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waffle Farm Campground - System 2 | Branch | 1,000 | 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, “CadeâS Cove â Sanitary Station, PWSID MI2003012, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/cade-s-cove-sanitary-station-mi2003012 (data as of October 1, 2026).