Public water system · MI2031514
ActiveRuss Forest= R-1
At a glance
Russ Forest= R-1 (PWSID MI2031514) is an active transient non-community water system in Cass County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
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 Russ Forest= R-1 compare with other water systems in Cass County?
By EPA's size categories, Russ Forest= R-1 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cass County has 135 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 251 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 33,840 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 Russ Forest= R-1 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 Russ Forest= R-1?
EPA lists Russ Forest= R-1 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. 130 of the 135 active systems in Cass County (96%) are also privately owned.
Does Russ Forest= R-1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Russ Forest= R-1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Russ Forest= R-1?
Russ Forest= R-1 (PWSID MI2031514) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Russ Forest= R-1 serve?
Russ Forest= R-1 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Cass County, Michigan.
Where does Russ Forest= R-1 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 Russ Forest= R-1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. 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 Russ Forest= R-1'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Russ Forest= R-1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Russ Forest= R-1 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 Cass County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowagiac | Cass | 6,350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cassopolis | Cass | 1,815 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cass County Water System | Cass | 1,350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Edwardsburg | Cass | 1,260 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marcellus | Cass | 1,198 | Community | Groundwater |
| Howard-Ellis Elementary | Cass | 780 | 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, “Russ Forest= R-1, PWSID MI2031514, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/russ-forest-r-1-mi2031514 (data as of October 1, 2026).