Public water system · MI2004407
ActiveSecond Sand Beach Twp. Park
At a glance
Second Sand Beach Twp. Park (PWSID MI2004407) is an active transient non-community water system in Baraga County, Michigan. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. 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 June 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Second Sand Beach Twp. Park compare with other water systems in Baraga County?
By EPA's size categories, Second Sand Beach Twp. Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Baraga County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 243 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 5,580 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 Second Sand Beach Twp. Park 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 Second Sand Beach Twp. Park?
EPA lists Second Sand Beach Twp. Park 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. 12 of the 23 active systems in Baraga County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Second Sand Beach Twp. Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and June 2019. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Second Sand Beach Twp. Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Second Sand Beach Twp. Park?
Second Sand Beach Twp. Park (PWSID MI2004407) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Second Sand Beach Twp. Park serve?
Second Sand Beach Twp. Park reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Baraga County, Michigan.
Where does Second Sand Beach Twp. Park 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 Second Sand Beach Twp. Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2019. 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 Second Sand Beach Twp. Park'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 June 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Second Sand Beach Twp. Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Second Sand Beach Twp. Park 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 Baraga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Anse | Baraga | 2,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Baraga | Baraga | 2,182 | Community | Surface water |
| Ford Forestry Center | Baraga | 168 | Community | Groundwater |
| L'Anse Golf Club | Baraga | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hardwood Steakhse & Covington Rest Home | Baraga | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Whirl-I-Gig | Baraga | 100 | 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, “Second Sand Beach Twp. Park, PWSID MI2004407, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/second-sand-beach-twp-park-mi2004407 (data as of October 1, 2026).