Public water system · MI2030562
ActiveHappy Campers Campground
At a glance
Happy Campers Campground (PWSID MI2030562) is an active transient non-community water system in Newaygo County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Happy Campers Campground compare with other water systems in Newaygo County?
By EPA's size categories, Happy Campers Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Newaygo County has 137 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 218 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 29,811 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 Happy Campers Campground is about 65% 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 Happy Campers Campground?
EPA lists Happy Campers Campground 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. 125 of the 137 active systems in Newaygo County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Happy Campers Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and June 2021. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Happy Campers Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Happy Campers Campground?
Happy Campers Campground (PWSID MI2030562) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Happy Campers Campground serve?
Happy Campers Campground reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Where does Happy Campers 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 Happy Campers Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. 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 Happy Campers 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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Happy Campers Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Happy Campers 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 Newaygo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | Newaygo | 4,516 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newaygo | Newaygo | 2,571 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco Station #14 | Newaygo | 1,600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| White Cloud | Newaygo | 1,408 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hilltop Express | Newaygo | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hesperia | Newaygo | 954 | 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, “Happy Campers Campground, PWSID MI2030562, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/happy-campers-campground-mi2030562 (data as of October 1, 2026).