Public water system · MI0002657
ActiveGlen Oaks Community College
At a glance
Glen Oaks Community College (PWSID MI0002657) is an active community water system in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It reports serving 1,233 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,233
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Glen Oaks Community College compare with other water systems in St. Joseph County?
By EPA's size categories, Glen Oaks Community College is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). St. Joseph County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.2 times the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 48,813 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Glen Oaks Community College is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% 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 Glen Oaks Community College?
EPA lists Glen Oaks Community College 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. 115 of the 125 active systems in St. Joseph County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Glen Oaks Community College have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and July 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, E. coli, Nitrate and Arsenic. EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-05 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Glen Oaks Community College: frequently asked questions
Who runs Glen Oaks Community College?
Glen Oaks Community College (PWSID MI0002657) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Glen Oaks Community College serve?
Glen Oaks Community College reports serving 1,233 people through 36 service connections in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
Where does Glen Oaks Community College 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 Glen Oaks Community College have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Glen Oaks Community College'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Glen Oaks Community College's water quality report?
As a community water system, Glen Oaks Community College must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in St. Joseph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | St. Joseph | 11,920 | Community | Groundwater |
| Three Rivers | St. Joseph | 7,905 | Community | Groundwater |
| Constantine | St. Joseph | 2,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lockport Township | St. Joseph | 1,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Pigeon | St. Joseph | 1,640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centreville | St. Joseph | 1,579 | 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, “Glen Oaks Community College, PWSID MI0002657, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/glen-oaks-community-college-mi0002657 (data as of October 1, 2026).