Public water system · MI2003919
ActiveThe Emerald Golf Course
At a glance
The Emerald Golf Course (PWSID MI2003919) is an active transient non-community water system in Clinton County, Michigan. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Emerald Golf Course compare with other water systems in Clinton County?
By EPA's size categories, The Emerald Golf Course is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clinton County has 87 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 360 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 31,337 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 The Emerald Golf Course is roughly in line with 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 The Emerald Golf Course?
EPA lists The Emerald Golf Course 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. 68 of the 87 active systems in Clinton County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does The Emerald Golf Course have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
The Emerald Golf Course: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Emerald Golf Course?
The Emerald Golf Course (PWSID MI2003919) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does The Emerald Golf Course serve?
The Emerald Golf Course reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Clinton County, Michigan.
Where does The Emerald Golf Course 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 The Emerald Golf Course have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 The Emerald Golf Course'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Emerald Golf Course's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Emerald Golf Course 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 Clinton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns, City of | Clinton | 7,896 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Grand Ledge Rest Area, R825 | Clinton | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ovid, City of | Clinton | 1,612 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Dewitt S Bound Us-27 | Clinton | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fowler, Village of | Clinton | 1,136 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mobil Mcdonalds | Clinton | 1,100 | 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, “The Emerald Golf Course, PWSID MI2003919, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/the-emerald-golf-course-mi2003919 (data as of October 1, 2026).