Public water system · MI2022683
ActivePat'S Place Campground-Lower
At a glance
Pat'S Place Campground-Lower (PWSID MI2022683) is an active transient non-community water system in Wexford County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pat'S Place Campground-Lower compare with other water systems in Wexford County?
By EPA's size categories, Pat'S Place Campground-Lower is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wexford County has 109 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 27,169 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 Pat'S Place Campground-Lower 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 Pat'S Place Campground-Lower?
EPA lists Pat'S Place Campground-Lower 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. 97 of the 109 active systems in Wexford County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Pat'S Place Campground-Lower have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and July 2019. By type: 7 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Pat'S Place Campground-Lower: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pat'S Place Campground-Lower?
Pat'S Place Campground-Lower (PWSID MI2022683) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Pat'S Place Campground-Lower serve?
Pat'S Place Campground-Lower reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Wexford County, Michigan.
Where does Pat'S Place Campground-Lower 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 Pat'S Place Campground-Lower have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Pat'S Place Campground-Lower'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pat'S Place Campground-Lower's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pat'S Place Campground-Lower 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 Wexford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac, City of | Wexford | 10,355 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Eckert Rest Area | Wexford | 1,300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Manton, City of | Wexford | 1,287 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mackinaw Trail Middle School | Wexford | 873 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Haring Charter Township | Wexford | 839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wexford Missaukee Career Tech Center | Wexford | 800 | 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, “Pat'S Place Campground-Lower, PWSID MI2022683, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/pat-s-place-campground-lower-mi2022683 (data as of October 1, 2026).