Public water system · MI0040617
ActiveCanterbury Estates MHP
At a glance
Canterbury Estates MHP (PWSID MI0040617) is an active community water system in Ionia County, Michigan. It reports serving 350 people through 290 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
290
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Canterbury Estates MHP compare with other water systems in Ionia County?
By EPA's size categories, Canterbury Estates MHP is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ionia County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 376 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 46,250 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Canterbury Estates MHP is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% 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 Canterbury Estates MHP?
EPA lists Canterbury Estates MHP 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. 106 of the 123 active systems in Ionia County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Canterbury Estates MHP have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and July 2025. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Canterbury Estates MHP: frequently asked questions
Who runs Canterbury Estates MHP?
Canterbury Estates MHP (PWSID MI0040617) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Canterbury Estates MHP serve?
Canterbury Estates MHP reports serving 350 people through 290 service connections in Ionia County, Michigan.
Where does Canterbury Estates MHP 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 Canterbury Estates MHP have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Canterbury Estates MHP'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Canterbury Estates MHP's water quality report?
As a community water system, Canterbury Estates MHP must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Ionia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia | Ionia | 11,708 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belding | Ionia | 5,769 | Community | Groundwater |
| Portland | Ionia | 3,883 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Odessa | Ionia | 2,018 | Community | Groundwater |
| 1-9 Pilot LLC | Ionia | 1,522 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saranac | Ionia | 1,343 | 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, “Canterbury Estates MHP, PWSID MI0040617, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/canterbury-estates-mhp-mi0040617 (data as of October 1, 2026).