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Harbor Cove Apartments

At a glance

Harbor Cove Apartments (PWSID MI0003001) is an active community water system in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It reports serving 288 people through 144 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

288

Service connections

144

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMI0003001

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served288

Service connections144

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City servedWhitmore Lake

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyWashtenaw County

How does Harbor Cove Apartments compare with other water systems in Washtenaw County?

By EPA's size categories, Harbor Cove Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washtenaw County has 262 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,147 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 300,406 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 Harbor Cove Apartments 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 Harbor Cove Apartments?

EPA lists Harbor Cove Apartments 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. 229 of the 262 active systems in Washtenaw County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Harbor Cove Apartments have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between August 1997 and July 2016. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-01-23	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2001-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1997-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Harbor Cove Apartments: frequently asked questions

Who runs Harbor Cove Apartments?

Harbor Cove Apartments (PWSID MI0003001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Harbor Cove Apartments serve?

Harbor Cove Apartments reports serving 288 people through 144 service connections in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Where does Harbor Cove Apartments 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 Harbor Cove Apartments have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Harbor Cove Apartments' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Harbor Cove Apartments' water quality report?

As a community water system, Harbor Cove Apartments 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 Washtenaw County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	123,851	Community	Surface water
Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority	Washtenaw	53,988	Community	Purchased surface water
Pittsfield Township	Washtenaw	24,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Saline	Washtenaw	9,158	Community	Groundwater
Scio Township	Washtenaw	8,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Milan	Washtenaw	7,363	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, “Harbor Cove Apartments, PWSID MI0003001, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/harbor-cove-apartments-mi0003001 (data as of October 1, 2026).