Public water system · MI2012154
ActiveChippewa Hills Baptist Church
At a glance
Chippewa Hills Baptist Church (PWSID MI2012154) is an active transient non-community water system in Mecosta County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chippewa Hills Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Mecosta County?
By EPA's size categories, Chippewa Hills Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mecosta County has 152 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% below the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 34,117 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 Chippewa Hills Baptist Church 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 Chippewa Hills Baptist Church?
EPA lists Chippewa Hills Baptist Church 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. 150 of the 152 active systems in Mecosta County (99%) are also privately owned.
Does Chippewa Hills Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and October 2003. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Chippewa Hills Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chippewa Hills Baptist Church?
Chippewa Hills Baptist Church (PWSID MI2012154) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Chippewa Hills Baptist Church serve?
Chippewa Hills Baptist Church reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Where does Chippewa Hills Baptist Church 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 Chippewa Hills Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. 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 Chippewa Hills Baptist Church'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chippewa Hills Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chippewa Hills Baptist Church 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 Mecosta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | Mecosta | 10,403 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco #60 | Mecosta | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hometown Grocery | Mecosta | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Canadian Lakes Gas | Mecosta | 765 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Davis Bridge General | Mecosta | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chippewa Hills Middle School | Mecosta | 700 | Non-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, “Chippewa Hills Baptist Church, PWSID MI2012154, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/chippewa-hills-baptist-church-mi2012154 (data as of October 1, 2026).