Public water system · MI0005209
ActivePaw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake
At a glance
Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake (PWSID MI0005209) is an active community water system in Van Buren County, Michigan. It reports serving 40 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Buren County has 161 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 328 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 52,765 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 Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake 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 Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake?
EPA lists Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake 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. 146 of the 161 active systems in Van Buren County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and July 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-11 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake?
Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake (PWSID MI0005209) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake serve?
Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake reports serving 40 people through 36 service connections in Van Buren County, Michigan.
Where does Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake 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 Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake's water quality report?
As a community water system, Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake 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 Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Haven Area Water & Sewer Authority | Van Buren | 9,133 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Paw | Van Buren | 3,362 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartford | Van Buren | 2,688 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mattawan | Van Buren | 2,550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bangor | Van Buren | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lawton | Van Buren | 1,900 | 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, “Paw Paw Apts - West Maple Lake, PWSID MI0005209, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/paw-paw-apts-west-maple-lake-mi0005209 (data as of October 1, 2026).