Public water system · MI2022272
ActiveNorthern Lakes Community Mental Health
At a glance
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (PWSID MI2022272) is an active transient non-community water system in Roscommon County, Michigan. It reports serving 30 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; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Northern Lakes Community Mental Health compare with other water systems in Roscommon County?
By EPA's size categories, Northern Lakes Community Mental Health is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Roscommon County has 222 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 228 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 50,696 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 Northern Lakes Community Mental Health 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 Northern Lakes Community Mental Health?
EPA lists Northern Lakes Community Mental Health 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. 212 of the 222 active systems in Roscommon County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Northern Lakes Community Mental Health have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and July 2000. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northern Lakes Community Mental Health?
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (PWSID MI2022272) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Northern Lakes Community Mental Health serve?
Northern Lakes Community Mental Health reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Roscommon County, Michigan.
Where does Northern Lakes Community Mental Health 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 Northern Lakes Community Mental Health have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. 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 Northern Lakes Community Mental Health'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; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northern Lakes Community Mental Health's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northern Lakes Community Mental Health 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 Roscommon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Higgins Lake State Park Campground | Roscommon | 5,024 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Higgins Lake State Park Store/Hq | Roscommon | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcdonalds (Prudenville) | Roscommon | 1,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcdonalds (Houghton Lake) | Roscommon | 1,200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Roscommon, Village of | Roscommon | 1,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Home Depot #2769 | Roscommon | 1,000 | 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, “Northern Lakes Community Mental Health, PWSID MI2022272, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/northern-lakes-community-mental-health-mi2022272 (data as of October 1, 2026).