Public water system · MI2014720
ActiveMt. Hope Lutheran Church
At a glance
Mt. Hope Lutheran Church (PWSID MI2014720) is an active transient non-community water system in Crawford County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mt. Hope Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Crawford County?
By EPA's size categories, Mt. Hope Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crawford County has 91 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 188 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 17,125 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 Mt. Hope Lutheran Church is about 65% 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 Mt. Hope Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Mt. Hope Lutheran Church 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. 55 of the 91 active systems in Crawford County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Mt. Hope Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and October 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Mt. Hope Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mt. Hope Lutheran Church?
Mt. Hope Lutheran Church (PWSID MI2014720) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Mt. Hope Lutheran Church serve?
Mt. Hope Lutheran Church reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Crawford County, Michigan.
Where does Mt. Hope Lutheran Church 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 Mt. Hope Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 Mt. Hope Lutheran Church'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mt. Hope Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt. Hope Lutheran Church 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 Crawford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayling, City of | Crawford | 1,884 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Grayling Rest Area, R403 | Crawford | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park(West) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park (East) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dtmb-Dma Camp Grayling - Cantonment | Crawford | 550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grayling High School | Crawford | 530 | 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, “Mt. Hope Lutheran Church, PWSID MI2014720, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/mt-hope-lutheran-church-mi2014720 (data as of October 1, 2026).