Public water system · MI2008812
ActivePine Island Campground
At a glance
Pine Island Campground (PWSID MI2008812) is an active transient non-community water system in Branch County, Michigan. It reports serving 31 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 April 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
31
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pine Island Campground compare with other water systems in Branch County?
By EPA's size categories, Pine Island Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Branch County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 31,918 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 Pine Island Campground 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 Pine Island Campground?
EPA lists Pine Island Campground 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. 66 of the 71 active systems in Branch County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Pine Island Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and April 2020. By type: 2 reporting and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-15 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-15 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | 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.
Pine Island Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pine Island Campground?
Pine Island Campground (PWSID MI2008812) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Pine Island Campground serve?
Pine Island Campground reports serving 31 people through 1 service connection in Branch County, Michigan.
Where does Pine Island Campground 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 Pine Island Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. 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 Pine Island Campground'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 April 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pine Island Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine Island Campground 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 Branch County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | Branch | 13,822 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bronson | Branch | 2,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Union City | Branch | 1,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy | Branch | 1,544 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler Motor Speedway | Branch | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waffle Farm Campground - System 2 | Branch | 1,000 | 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, “Pine Island Campground, PWSID MI2008812, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/pine-island-campground-mi2008812 (data as of October 1, 2026).