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Camp Miniwanca - West Camp

At a glance

Camp Miniwanca - West Camp (PWSID MI2017264) is an active transient non-community water system in Oceana County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

9

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2017264
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections9
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program
City served—
StateMichigan
ZIP—
CountyOceana County

How does Camp Miniwanca - West Camp compare with other water systems in Oceana County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Miniwanca - West Camp 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 Miniwanca - West Camp 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 Miniwanca - West Camp?

EPA lists Camp Miniwanca - West Camp 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 Miniwanca - West Camp have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between April 1996 and January 2018. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2018-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2004-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1996-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

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 Miniwanca - West Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Miniwanca - West Camp?

Camp Miniwanca - West Camp (PWSID MI2017264) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Miniwanca - West Camp serve?

Camp Miniwanca - West Camp reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections in Oceana County, Michigan.

Where does Camp Miniwanca - West Camp 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 Miniwanca - West Camp have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Miniwanca - West Camp'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Miniwanca - West Camp's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Miniwanca - West Camp 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
HartOceana2,126CommunityGroundwater
ShelbyOceana1,964CommunityGroundwater
Gateway Plaza HartOceana1,103Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Rothbury Wesco - Store #51Oceana900Transient non-communityGroundwater
PentwaterOceana857CommunityGroundwater
Wishing Well Ez Mart #899Oceana850Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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 Miniwanca - West Camp, PWSID MI2017264, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/camp-miniwanca-west-camp-mi2017264 (data as of October 1, 2026).