Public water system · MI2018847
ActiveHell Creek Ranch - Campground
At a glance
Hell Creek Ranch - Campground (PWSID MI2018847) is an active transient non-community water system in Livingston County, Michigan. It reports serving 250 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hell Creek Ranch - Campground compare with other water systems in Livingston County?
By EPA's size categories, Hell Creek Ranch - Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Livingston County has 425 active public water systems. Its population served is about 20% below the county average of 314 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 133,320 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 Hell Creek Ranch - Campground is about 74% above 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 Hell Creek Ranch - Campground?
EPA lists Hell Creek Ranch - 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. 386 of the 425 active systems in Livingston County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Hell Creek Ranch - Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and October 2015. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Hell Creek Ranch - Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hell Creek Ranch - Campground?
Hell Creek Ranch - Campground (PWSID MI2018847) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Hell Creek Ranch - Campground serve?
Hell Creek Ranch - Campground reports serving 250 people through 2 service connections in Livingston County, Michigan.
Where does Hell Creek Ranch - 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 Hell Creek Ranch - Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. 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 Hell Creek Ranch - 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hell Creek Ranch - Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hell Creek Ranch - 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 Livingston County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mhog Sewer & Water Authority | Livingston | 17,046 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brighton, City of | Livingston | 10,210 | Community | Groundwater |
| Howell, City of | Livingston | 9,914 | Community | Groundwater |
| Livingston Community Water Authority | Livingston | 4,152 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartland Township | Livingston | 3,022 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chilson Commons / Kroger | Livingston | 3,000 | 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, “Hell Creek Ranch - Campground, PWSID MI2018847, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/hell-creek-ranch-campground-mi2018847 (data as of October 1, 2026).