Public water system · MI2014521
ActiveDnr - Portage Bay Campground
At a glance
Dnr - Portage Bay Campground (PWSID MI2014521) is an active transient non-community water system in Delta 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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
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 Dnr - Portage Bay Campground compare with other water systems in Delta County?
By EPA's size categories, Dnr - Portage Bay Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delta County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 411 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 26,294 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 - Portage Bay Campground 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 - Portage Bay Campground?
EPA lists Dnr - Portage Bay Campground 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. 4 of the 64 active systems in Delta County (6.3%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Dnr - Portage Bay Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and January 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | 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 |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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 - Portage Bay Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dnr - Portage Bay Campground?
Dnr - Portage Bay Campground (PWSID MI2014521) 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 - Portage Bay Campground serve?
Dnr - Portage Bay Campground reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Delta County, Michigan.
Where does Dnr - Portage Bay 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 Dnr - Portage Bay Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 - Portage Bay 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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dnr - Portage Bay Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dnr - Portage Bay 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 Delta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba | Delta | 12,941 | Community | Surface water |
| Gladstone | Delta | 4,632 | Community | Surface water |
| Mdot - Hyde Rest Area | Delta | 840 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Billerud Escanaba LLC - Main Mill | Delta | 830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Solbergs Buck Inn | Delta | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rapid River Schools | Delta | 400 | Non-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, “Dnr - Portage Bay Campground, PWSID MI2014521, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/dnr-portage-bay-campground-mi2014521 (data as of October 1, 2026).