Public water system · MI2004577
ActiveColonial Motel
At a glance
Colonial Motel (PWSID MI2004577) is an active transient non-community water system in Schoolcraft 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 March 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 Colonial Motel compare with other water systems in Schoolcraft County?
By EPA's size categories, Colonial Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Schoolcraft County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 7,736 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 Colonial Motel 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 Colonial Motel?
EPA lists Colonial Motel 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. 45 of the 66 active systems in Schoolcraft County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Colonial Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and March 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-17 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Colonial Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Colonial Motel?
Colonial Motel (PWSID MI2004577) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Colonial Motel serve?
Colonial Motel reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.
Where does Colonial Motel 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 Colonial Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Colonial Motel'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 March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Colonial Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Colonial Motel 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 Schoolcraft County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistique | Schoolcraft | 3,197 | Community | Surface water |
| Dnr-Indian Lake South Shore Cg | Schoolcraft | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Germfask Township | Schoolcraft | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Manistique River R.P., P211 | Schoolcraft | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot P210 Green School Rp | Schoolcraft | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blaney Park Quick Stop | Schoolcraft | 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, “Colonial Motel, PWSID MI2004577, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/colonial-motel-mi2004577 (data as of October 1, 2026).