Public water system · MI2009473
ActiveSt. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock
At a glance
St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock (PWSID MI2009473) is an active transient non-community water system in Saginaw County, Michigan. It reports serving 43 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
43
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock compare with other water systems in Saginaw County?
By EPA's size categories, St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Saginaw County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,828 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 169,654 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. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock 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 St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock?
EPA lists St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock 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. 37 of the 60 active systems in Saginaw County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and Toluene. EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | 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. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock: frequently asked questions
Who runs St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock?
St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock (PWSID MI2009473) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock serve?
St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock reports serving 43 people through 1 service connection in Saginaw County, Michigan.
Where does St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock 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. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is 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 St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock'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, none is 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 St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock 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 Saginaw County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw, City of | Saginaw | 44,058 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Saginaw Charter Township | Saginaw | 40,840 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Thomas Township | Saginaw | 11,931 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bridgeport Township | Saginaw | 10,104 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tittabawassee Township | Saginaw | 9,227 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Buena Vista Township | Saginaw | 8,676 | Community | Purchased 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, “St. John Lutheran Church - Hemlock, PWSID MI2009473, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/st-john-lutheran-church-hemlock-mi2009473 (data as of October 1, 2026).