Public water system · MI2037541
ActiveHoney Creek Inn
At a glance
Honey Creek Inn (PWSID MI2037541) is an active transient non-community water system in Kent County, Michigan. It reports serving 400 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Honey Creek Inn compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Honey Creek Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kent County has 397 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,634 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 648,694 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 Honey Creek Inn is about 178% 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 Honey Creek Inn?
EPA lists Honey Creek Inn 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. 374 of the 397 active systems in Kent County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Honey Creek Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Honey Creek Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Honey Creek Inn?
Honey Creek Inn (PWSID MI2037541) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Honey Creek Inn serve?
Honey Creek Inn reports serving 400 people through 2 service connections in Kent County, Michigan.
Where does Honey Creek Inn 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 Honey Creek Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Honey Creek Inn'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Honey Creek Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Honey Creek Inn 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 Kent County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Kent | 306,901 | Community | Surface water |
| Wyoming | Kent | 72,125 | Community | Surface water |
| Plainfield Township | Kent | 42,271 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Byron-Gaines Utility Authority | Kent | 37,464 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Kentwood | Kent | 36,072 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Grandville | Kent | 15,948 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Honey Creek Inn, PWSID MI2037541, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/honey-creek-inn-mi2037541 (data as of October 1, 2026).