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Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish

At a glance

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (PWSID 050593710) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Michigan. It reports serving 1,350 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,350

Service connections

10

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSID050593710
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,350
Service connections10
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeNative American
Primacy agencyEPA Region 05
City served—
StateMichigan
ZIP—
County—

How does Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish compare with other water systems in Michigan?

By EPA's size categories, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish is about 3.1 times 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 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish?

EPA lists Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish as Native American-owned. The EPA Region 05 is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrite, Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate and Barium. EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Bariumcode 1010NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chromiumcode 1020NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cyanidecode 1024NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Mercurycode 1035NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Berylliumcode 1075NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Thalliumcode 1085NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Asbestoscode 1094NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Seleniumcode 1045NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cadmiumcode 1015NoResolved

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.

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish: frequently asked questions

Who runs Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish?

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (PWSID 050593710) is a non-transient non-community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the EPA Region 05.

How many people does Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish serve?

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish reports serving 1,350 people through 10 service connections in Michigan.

Where does Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish 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 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish 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 January 2024. 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 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the EPA Region 05.

Where can I find Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish 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 Michigan

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Detroit City ofWayne633,218CommunityPurchased surface water
Grand RapidsKent306,901CommunitySurface water
KalamazooKalamazoo192,992CommunityGroundwater
Lansing Board of Water & LightIngham166,000CommunityGroundwater
Warren, City ofMacomb134,056CommunityPurchased surface water
Sterling Heights, City ofMacomb127,000CommunityPurchased 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, “Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish, PWSID 050593710, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/match-e-be-nash-she-wish-050593710 (data as of October 1, 2026).