Public water system · MI2066170
ActiveUpper Macatawa Natural Area
At a glance
Upper Macatawa Natural Area (PWSID MI2066170) is an active transient non-community water system in Ottawa County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Upper Macatawa Natural Area compare with other water systems in Ottawa County?
By EPA's size categories, Upper Macatawa Natural Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ottawa County has 225 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,081 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 243,313 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 Upper Macatawa Natural Area is about 31% 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 Upper Macatawa Natural Area?
EPA lists Upper Macatawa Natural Area 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. 202 of the 225 active systems in Ottawa County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Upper Macatawa Natural Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Upper Macatawa Natural Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Upper Macatawa Natural Area?
Upper Macatawa Natural Area (PWSID MI2066170) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Upper Macatawa Natural Area serve?
Upper Macatawa Natural Area reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Ottawa County, Michigan.
Where does Upper Macatawa Natural Area 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 Upper Macatawa Natural Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Upper Macatawa Natural Area'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Upper Macatawa Natural Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Upper Macatawa Natural Area 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 Ottawa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Board of Public Works | Ottawa | 49,687 | Community | Surface water |
| Georgetown Township | Ottawa | 41,086 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Holland Township Consolidated | Ottawa | 26,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Allendale Township | Ottawa | 19,725 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Grand Haven Township | Ottawa | 15,051 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Grand Haven | Ottawa | 10,412 | 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, “Upper Macatawa Natural Area, PWSID MI2066170, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/upper-macatawa-natural-area-mi2066170 (data as of October 1, 2026).