Public water system · MI2012875
ActiveLatvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg
At a glance
Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg (PWSID MI2012875) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It reports serving 200 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 July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg compare with other water systems in St. Joseph County?
By EPA's size categories, Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Joseph County has 125 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 48,813 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 Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg is about 39% 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 Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg?
EPA lists Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg 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. 115 of the 125 active systems in St. Joseph County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and July 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg?
Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg (PWSID MI2012875) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg serve?
Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in St. Joseph County, Michigan.
Where does Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg 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 Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is 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 Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg'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 July 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg 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 St. Joseph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | St. Joseph | 11,920 | Community | Groundwater |
| Three Rivers | St. Joseph | 7,905 | Community | Groundwater |
| Constantine | St. Joseph | 2,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lockport Township | St. Joseph | 1,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| White Pigeon | St. Joseph | 1,640 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centreville | St. Joseph | 1,579 | 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, “Latvian Center Garezers - Dzintari Campg, PWSID MI2012875, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/latvian-center-garezers-dzintari-campg-mi2012875 (data as of October 1, 2026).