Public water system · MI2022541
ActiveLakes Elementary School
At a glance
Lakes Elementary School (PWSID MI2022541) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kent County, Michigan. It reports serving 585 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
585
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lakes Elementary School compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Lakes Elementary School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kent County has 397 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Lakes Elementary School is about 36% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-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 Lakes Elementary School?
EPA lists Lakes Elementary School 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 Lakes Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2018. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic, Lead and Copper Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate-Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Lakes Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lakes Elementary School?
Lakes Elementary School (PWSID MI2022541) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Lakes Elementary School serve?
Lakes Elementary School reports serving 585 people through 1 service connection in Kent County, Michigan.
Where does Lakes Elementary School 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 Lakes Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. 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 Lakes Elementary School'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lakes Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lakes Elementary School is a non-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, “Lakes Elementary School, PWSID MI2022541, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/lakes-elementary-school-mi2022541 (data as of October 1, 2026).