Public water system · MI2058980
ActiveDnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery
At a glance
Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery (PWSID MI2058980) is an active transient non-community water system in Van Buren County, Michigan. It reports serving 45 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Buren County has 161 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 328 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 52,765 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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery 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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery?
EPA lists Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery 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. 5 of the 161 active systems in Van Buren County (3.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery?
Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery (PWSID MI2058980) 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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery serve?
Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery reports serving 45 people through 4 service connections in Van Buren County, Michigan.
Where does Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery 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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not 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 Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery'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 one violation for this system; it is not 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 Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dnr-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery 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 Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Haven Area Water & Sewer Authority | Van Buren | 9,133 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Paw | Van Buren | 3,362 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartford | Van Buren | 2,688 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mattawan | Van Buren | 2,550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bangor | Van Buren | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lawton | Van Buren | 1,900 | 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-Wolf Lake-State Fish Hatchery, PWSID MI2058980, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/dnr-wolf-lake-state-fish-hatchery-mi2058980 (data as of October 1, 2026).