Public water system · MI2008522
ActiveLouisiana-Pacific - Main Plant
At a glance
Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant (PWSID MI2008522) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dickinson County, Michigan. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant compare with other water systems in Dickinson County?
By EPA's size categories, Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dickinson County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 703 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 23,189 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 Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant is about 30% below 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 Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant?
EPA lists Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant 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. 26 of the 33 active systems in Dickinson County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between July 1997 and January 2011. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant?
Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant (PWSID MI2008522) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant serve?
Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in Dickinson County, Michigan.
Where does Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant 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 Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. 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 Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant 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 Dickinson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | Dickinson | 7,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kingsford | Dickinson | 5,480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Norway | Dickinson | 3,314 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quinnesec | Dickinson | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Breitung Twp.-East Kingsford | Dickinson | 1,200 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Billerud - Quinnesec | Dickinson | 900 | 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, “Louisiana-Pacific - Main Plant, PWSID MI2008522, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/louisiana-pacific-main-plant-mi2008522 (data as of October 1, 2026).