Public water system · MI2000753
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At a glance
Timber Surf Campground (PWSID MI2000753) is an active transient non-community water system in Mason County, Michigan. It reports serving 70 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 November 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Timber Surf Campground compare with other water systems in Mason County?
By EPA's size categories, Timber Surf Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mason County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 24,180 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 Timber Surf Campground is about half of 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 Timber Surf Campground?
EPA lists Timber Surf Campground 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. 74 of the 83 active systems in Mason County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Timber Surf Campground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and November 2024. By type: 7 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-05-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | 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 |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | 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.
Timber Surf Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Timber Surf Campground?
Timber Surf Campground (PWSID MI2000753) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Timber Surf Campground serve?
Timber Surf Campground reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Mason County, Michigan.
Where does Timber Surf Campground 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 Timber Surf Campground 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 November 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 Timber Surf Campground'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 November 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Timber Surf Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Timber Surf Campground 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 Mason County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington | Mason | 8,184 | Community | Surface water |
| Ludington State Park Cg | Mason | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Scottville, City of | Mason | 1,536 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tamarac Village | Mason | 873 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Ludington Rest Area | Mason | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lamans Landing | Mason | 500 | 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, “Timber Surf Campground, PWSID MI2000753, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/timber-surf-campground-mi2000753 (data as of October 1, 2026).