Public water system · MI0040332
ActiveManistee Forest Pines Estates
At a glance
Manistee Forest Pines Estates (PWSID MI0040332) is an active community water system in Mason County, Michigan. It reports serving 174 people through 75 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 July 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
174
Service connections
75
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Manistee Forest Pines Estates compare with other water systems in Mason County?
By EPA's size categories, Manistee Forest Pines Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mason County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is about 40% below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 24,180 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Manistee Forest Pines Estates is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active 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 Manistee Forest Pines Estates?
EPA lists Manistee Forest Pines Estates 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. 74 of the 83 active systems in Mason County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Manistee Forest Pines Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and July 2007. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2000-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | 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.
Manistee Forest Pines Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Manistee Forest Pines Estates?
Manistee Forest Pines Estates (PWSID MI0040332) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Manistee Forest Pines Estates serve?
Manistee Forest Pines Estates reports serving 174 people through 75 service connections in Mason County, Michigan.
Where does Manistee Forest Pines Estates 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 Manistee Forest Pines Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2007. 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 Manistee Forest Pines Estates' 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 July 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Manistee Forest Pines Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Manistee Forest Pines Estates must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Mason County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington | Mason | 8,184 | Community | Surface water |
| Ludington State Park Cg | Mason | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Scottville, City of | Mason | 1,536 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tamarac Village | Mason | 873 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Ludington Rest Area | Mason | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lamans Landing | Mason | 500 | 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, “Manistee Forest Pines Estates, PWSID MI0040332, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/manistee-forest-pines-estates-mi0040332 (data as of October 1, 2026).