Public water system · MI2015964
ActiveCamp Ao-Wa-Kiya
At a glance
Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya (PWSID MI2015964) is an active transient non-community water system in Oceana County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya compare with other water systems in Oceana County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oceana County has 129 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 236 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 30,487 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 Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya 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 Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya?
EPA lists Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya 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. 122 of the 129 active systems in Oceana County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and July 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya?
Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya (PWSID MI2015964) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya serve?
Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Oceana County, Michigan.
Where does Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya 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 Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya 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 Oceana County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart | Oceana | 2,126 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelby | Oceana | 1,964 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gateway Plaza Hart | Oceana | 1,103 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rothbury Wesco - Store #51 | Oceana | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pentwater | Oceana | 857 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wishing Well Ez Mart #899 | Oceana | 850 | 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, “Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya, PWSID MI2015964, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/camp-ao-wa-kiya-mi2015964 (data as of October 1, 2026).