Public water system · MI2048549
ActiveClark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House
At a glance
Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House (PWSID MI2048549) is an active transient non-community water system in Mackinac County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House compare with other water systems in Mackinac County?
By EPA's size categories, Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mackinac County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 110 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 12,387 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 Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House is well 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 Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House?
EPA lists Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House 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. 96 of the 113 active systems in Mackinac County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House?
Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House (PWSID MI2048549) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House serve?
Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Mackinac County, Michigan.
Where does Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House 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 Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House 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 Mackinac County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ignace | Mackinac | 2,987 | Community | Surface water |
| Mackinac Island | Mackinac | 583 | Community | Surface water |
| Engadine School | Mackinac | 552 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Les Cheneaux School | Mackinac | 336 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Gros Cap Park, P219 | Mackinac | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hiawatha Sportmen'S Club-Grp 1 (7-16) | Mackinac | 200 | 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, “Clark Township - Hessel Beach Bath House, PWSID MI2048549, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/clark-township-hessel-beach-bath-house-mi2048549 (data as of October 1, 2026).