Public water system · MI2022276
ActiveSanilac County Humane Society
At a glance
Sanilac County Humane Society (PWSID MI2022276) is an active transient non-community water system in Sanilac 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 2024.
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 Sanilac County Humane Society compare with other water systems in Sanilac County?
By EPA's size categories, Sanilac County Humane Society is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sanilac County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 337 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 24,961 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 Sanilac County Humane Society 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 Sanilac County Humane Society?
EPA lists Sanilac County Humane Society 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. 60 of the 74 active systems in Sanilac County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Sanilac County Humane Society 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 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Sanilac County Humane Society: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sanilac County Humane Society?
Sanilac County Humane Society (PWSID MI2022276) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sanilac County Humane Society serve?
Sanilac County Humane Society reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Sanilac County, Michigan.
Where does Sanilac County Humane Society 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 Sanilac County Humane Society 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 2024. 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 Sanilac County Humane Society'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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sanilac County Humane Society's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sanilac County Humane Society 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 Sanilac County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Township | Sanilac | 3,854 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sandusky, City of | Sanilac | 2,679 | Community | Groundwater |
| Croswell, City of | Sanilac | 2,447 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marlette, City of | Sanilac | 1,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brown City | Sanilac | 1,316 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lexington, Village of | Sanilac | 1,025 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Sanilac County Humane Society, PWSID MI2022276, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/sanilac-county-humane-society-mi2022276 (data as of October 1, 2026).