Public water system · MI2026451
ActiveIron Fish Distillery Restaurant
At a glance
Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant (PWSID MI2026451) is an active transient non-community water system in Manistee County, Michigan. It reports serving 185 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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
185
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant compare with other water systems in Manistee County?
By EPA's size categories, Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manistee County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 208 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 18,490 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 Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant is about 29% 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 Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant?
EPA lists Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant 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. 81 of the 89 active systems in Manistee County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant?
Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant (PWSID MI2026451) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant serve?
Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant reports serving 185 people through 2 service connections in Manistee County, Michigan.
Where does Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant 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 Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant 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 Manistee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee, City of | Manistee | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco Parkdale 36 | Manistee | 1,100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Filer Charter Township | Manistee | 940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Onekama Ez-Mart | Manistee | 780 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Orchard Beach State Pk | Manistee | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saddle Up Gas & Grocery | Manistee | 600 | 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, “Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant, PWSID MI2026451, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/iron-fish-distillery-restaurant-mi2026451 (data as of October 1, 2026).