Public water system · MI2000812

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Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater

At a glance

Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater (PWSID MI2000812) is an active transient non-community water system in Branch County, Michigan. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2000812

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served80

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyBranch County

How does Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater compare with other water systems in Branch County?

By EPA's size categories, Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Branch County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 31,918 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 Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater is about 44% 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 Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater?

EPA lists Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater 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 71 active systems in Branch County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and August 2017. By type: 7 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2017-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1995-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater: frequently asked questions

Who runs Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater?

Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater (PWSID MI2000812) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater serve?

Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Branch County, Michigan.

Where does Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater 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 Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater 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 Branch County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Coldwater	Branch	13,822	Community	Groundwater
Bronson	Branch	2,421	Community	Groundwater
Union City	Branch	1,630	Community	Groundwater
Quincy	Branch	1,544	Community	Groundwater
Butler Motor Speedway	Branch	1,200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Waffle Farm Campground - System 2	Branch	1,000	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, “Church of the Nazarene-Coldwater, PWSID MI2000812, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/church-of-the-nazarene-coldwater-mi2000812 (data as of October 1, 2026).