Public water system · MI2020730
ActiveCamp Selah Main Kitchen
At a glance
Camp Selah Main Kitchen (PWSID MI2020730) is an active transient non-community water system in Hillsdale 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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.
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 Selah Main Kitchen compare with other water systems in Hillsdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Selah Main Kitchen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hillsdale County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 325 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 29,262 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 Selah Main Kitchen 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 Selah Main Kitchen?
EPA lists Camp Selah Main Kitchen 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. 84 of the 90 active systems in Hillsdale County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Selah Main Kitchen have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between August 2004 and April 2017. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
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.
Camp Selah Main Kitchen: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Selah Main Kitchen?
Camp Selah Main Kitchen (PWSID MI2020730) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Selah Main Kitchen serve?
Camp Selah Main Kitchen reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
Where does Camp Selah Main Kitchen 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 Selah Main Kitchen have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. 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 Selah Main Kitchen'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Selah Main Kitchen's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Selah Main Kitchen 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 Hillsdale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | Hillsdale | 8,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jonesville | Hillsdale | 2,258 | Community | Groundwater |
| Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reading | Hillsdale | 1,078 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hillsdale American Legion #53 | Hillsdale | 780 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Michindoh Conference Center | Hillsdale | 779 | 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 Selah Main Kitchen, PWSID MI2020730, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/camp-selah-main-kitchen-mi2020730 (data as of October 1, 2026).