Public water system · MI2004220
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At a glance
Gates Ausable Lodge (PWSID MI2004220) is an active transient non-community water system in Crawford County, Michigan. It reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gates Ausable Lodge compare with other water systems in Crawford County?
By EPA's size categories, Gates Ausable Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crawford County has 91 active public water systems. Its population served is about 166% above the county average of 188 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 17,125 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 Gates Ausable Lodge is about 3.5 times 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 Gates Ausable Lodge?
EPA lists Gates Ausable Lodge 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. 55 of the 91 active systems in Crawford County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Gates Ausable Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and January 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Gates Ausable Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gates Ausable Lodge?
Gates Ausable Lodge (PWSID MI2004220) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Gates Ausable Lodge serve?
Gates Ausable Lodge reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection in Crawford County, Michigan.
Where does Gates Ausable Lodge 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 Gates Ausable Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is 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 Gates Ausable Lodge'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 5 violations for this system; none is 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 Gates Ausable Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gates Ausable Lodge 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 Crawford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayling, City of | Crawford | 1,884 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Grayling Rest Area, R403 | Crawford | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park(West) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park (East) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dtmb-Dma Camp Grayling - Cantonment | Crawford | 550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grayling High School | Crawford | 530 | 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, “Gates Ausable Lodge, PWSID MI2004220, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/gates-ausable-lodge-mi2004220 (data as of October 1, 2026).