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Papin'S Resort

At a glance

Papin'S Resort (PWSID MI2022117) is an active transient non-community water system in Chippewa County, Michigan. It reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, 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 January 2000.

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

Population served

45

Service connections

1

Primary source

GU

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2022117
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served45
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program
City served—
StateMichigan
ZIP—
CountyChippewa County

How does Papin'S Resort compare with other water systems in Chippewa County?

By EPA's size categories, Papin'S Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chippewa County has 134 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 38,970 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 Papin'S Resort 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 11 Michigan systems (0.1%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Papin'S Resort?

EPA lists Papin'S Resort 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. 114 of the 134 active systems in Chippewa County (85%) are also privately owned.

Does Papin'S Resort have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and January 2000. By type: 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2000-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1998-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived

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.

Papin'S Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Papin'S Resort?

Papin'S Resort (PWSID MI2022117) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Papin'S Resort serve?

Papin'S Resort reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in Chippewa County, Michigan.

Where does Papin'S Resort get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Papin'S Resort have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Papin'S Resort'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 January 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Papin'S Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Papin'S Resort 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 Chippewa County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Sault Ste MarieChippewa14,689CommunitySurface water
Kinross TownshipChippewa5,300CommunityGroundwater
Dnr - Tahq. Falls St. Pk. Upper Day UseChippewa2,400Transient non-communityGroundwater
Dnr - Tahq. Falls St. Pk., Lwr FallsChippewa872Transient non-communityGroundwater
Superior TownshipChippewa767CommunityGroundwater
Usfs - Point Iroquois-RestroomChippewa650Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Papin'S Resort, PWSID MI2022117, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/papin-s-resort-mi2022117 (data as of October 1, 2026).