Public water system · MI2016848
ActiveLuce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds
At a glance
Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds (PWSID MI2016848) is an active transient non-community water system in Luce County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds compare with other water systems in Luce County?
By EPA's size categories, Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Luce County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 142 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 7,085 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 Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds is well below 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 Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds?
EPA lists Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds 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. 27 of the 50 active systems in Luce County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2000 and July 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 as archived 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. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds: frequently asked questions
Who runs Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds?
Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds (PWSID MI2016848) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds serve?
Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Luce County, Michigan.
Where does Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds 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 Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds 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 Luce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Water & Light | Luce | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newberry Correctional Facility | Luce | 1,108 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pentland Township | Luce | 450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Muskallonge Lake Cg | Luce | 348 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Newberry Campground | Luce | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| M-28 Grill & Tavern | Luce | 250 | 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, “Luce County M28 Ballfield/Fairgrounds, PWSID MI2016848, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/luce-county-m28-ballfield-fairgrounds-mi2016848 (data as of October 1, 2026).