Public water system · MI0040612
ActiveMeadow Lake Estates Mhc
At a glance
Meadow Lake Estates Mhc (PWSID MI0040612) is an active community water system in Oakland County, Michigan. It reports serving 1,060 people through 425 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,060
Service connections
425
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Meadow Lake Estates Mhc compare with other water systems in Oakland County?
By EPA's size categories, Meadow Lake Estates Mhc is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Oakland County has 734 active public water systems. Its population served is about 32% below the county average of 1,561 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,145,905 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 Meadow Lake Estates Mhc 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 Meadow Lake Estates Mhc?
EPA lists Meadow Lake Estates Mhc 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. 638 of the 734 active systems in Oakland County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Meadow Lake Estates Mhc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2018 and January 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Meadow Lake Estates Mhc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Meadow Lake Estates Mhc?
Meadow Lake Estates Mhc (PWSID MI0040612) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Meadow Lake Estates Mhc serve?
Meadow Lake Estates Mhc reports serving 1,060 people through 425 service connections in Oakland County, Michigan.
Where does Meadow Lake Estates Mhc 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 Meadow Lake Estates Mhc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 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 Meadow Lake Estates Mhc'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Meadow Lake Estates Mhc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Meadow Lake Estates Mhc 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 Oakland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | Oakland | 85,854 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rochester Hills | Oakland | 74,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Waterford Township | Oakland | 73,441 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southfield | Oakland | 71,739 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pontiac | Oakland | 63,776 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Royal Oak, City of | Oakland | 57,236 | Community | Purchased 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, “Meadow Lake Estates Mhc, PWSID MI0040612, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/meadow-lake-estates-mhc-mi0040612 (data as of October 1, 2026).