Public water system · MI2006103
ActiveSandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1
At a glance
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 (PWSID MI2006103) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Allegan County, Michigan. It reports serving 2,500 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,500
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 compare with other water systems in Allegan County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Allegan County has 302 active public water systems. Its population served is about 7.3 times the county average of 345 people per system, and accounts for 2.4% of the 104,093 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 is about 5.8 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-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 Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1?
EPA lists Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #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. 285 of the 302 active systems in Allegan County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1994 and January 2014. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1?
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 (PWSID MI2006103) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 serve?
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 reports serving 2,500 people through 6 service connections in Allegan County, Michigan.
Where does Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #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 Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 is a non-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 Allegan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan | Allegan | 5,930 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority | Allegan | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wayland | Allegan | 4,435 | Community | Groundwater |
| Otsego | Allegan | 4,120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plainwell | Allegan | 3,998 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bittersweet Ski Resort Inc. | Allegan | 3,500 | 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, “Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1, PWSID MI2006103, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/sandy-pines-wilderness-trls-1-mi2006103 (data as of October 1, 2026).