Public water system · MI2009760

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St. Francis Catholic Church

At a glance

St. Francis Catholic Church (PWSID MI2009760) is an active transient non-community water system in Montmorency County, Michigan. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2009760

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served200

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyMontmorency County

How does St. Francis Catholic Church compare with other water systems in Montmorency County?

By EPA's size categories, St. Francis Catholic Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montmorency County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is about 43% above the county average of 139 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 7,528 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 St. Francis Catholic Church is about 39% above 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 St. Francis Catholic Church?

EPA lists St. Francis Catholic Church 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. 40 of the 54 active systems in Montmorency County (74%) are also privately owned.

Does St. Francis Catholic Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and January 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1997-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

St. Francis Catholic Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. Francis Catholic Church?

St. Francis Catholic Church (PWSID MI2009760) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does St. Francis Catholic Church serve?

St. Francis Catholic Church reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Montmorency County, Michigan.

Where does St. Francis Catholic Church 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 St. Francis Catholic Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 St. Francis Catholic Church'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find St. Francis Catholic Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. Francis Catholic Church 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 Montmorency County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hillman, Village of	Montmorency	697	Community	Groundwater
St. John Lutheran Church - Hillman	Montmorency	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Briley Township	Montmorency	435	Community	Groundwater
Good Times Family Campground LLC-South	Montmorency	320	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Good Times Family Campground LLC-North	Montmorency	320	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Atlanta Jr-Sr High School	Montmorency	310	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, “St. Francis Catholic Church, PWSID MI2009760, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/st-francis-catholic-church-mi2009760 (data as of October 1, 2026).