Public water system · MI2020852
ActiveChocolay River Rv Park and Campground
At a glance
Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground (PWSID MI2020852) is an active transient non-community water system in Marquette County, Michigan. It reports serving 210 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
210
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground compare with other water systems in Marquette County?
By EPA's size categories, Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marquette County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 625 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 55,581 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 Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground is about 46% above 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 Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground?
EPA lists Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground 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. 66 of the 89 active systems in Marquette County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and April 2023. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground?
Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground (PWSID MI2020852) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground serve?
Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground reports serving 210 people through 1 service connection in Marquette County, Michigan.
Where does Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground 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 Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground 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 Marquette County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | Marquette | 20,629 | Community | Surface water |
| Ishpeming | Marquette | 6,470 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Negaunee | Marquette | 4,568 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| K I Sawyer | Marquette | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marquette Township | Marquette | 2,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Forsyth Township | Marquette | 2,479 | 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, “Chocolay River Rv Park and Campground, PWSID MI2020852, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/chocolay-river-rv-park-and-campground-mi2020852 (data as of October 1, 2026).