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Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg

At a glance

Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg (PWSID MI2015877) 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 owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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

PWSIDMI2015877
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeState government
Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program
City served—
StateMichigan
ZIP—
CountySchoolcraft County

How does Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg compare with other water systems in Schoolcraft County?

By EPA's size categories, Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg 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 Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg 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 Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg?

EPA lists Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg as owned by a state government. 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. 15 of the 66 active systems in Schoolcraft County (23%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and July 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
1995-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived

All 2 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.

Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg?

Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg (PWSID MI2015877) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg serve?

Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.

Where does Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg 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 Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
ManistiqueSchoolcraft3,197CommunitySurface water
Dnr-Indian Lake South Shore CgSchoolcraft300Transient non-communityGroundwater
Germfask TownshipSchoolcraft200CommunityGroundwater
Mdot - Manistique River R.P., P211Schoolcraft200Transient non-communityGroundwater
Mdot P210 Green School RpSchoolcraft200Transient non-communityGroundwater
Blaney Park Quick StopSchoolcraft200Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Dnr-Canoe Lake Cg, PWSID MI2015877, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/dnr-canoe-lake-cg-mi2015877 (data as of October 1, 2026).