Public water system · MI2015551
ActiveUsfs Chittenden Nursery
At a glance
Usfs Chittenden Nursery (PWSID MI2015551) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Manistee County, Michigan. It reports serving 60 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Chittenden Nursery compare with other water systems in Manistee County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Chittenden Nursery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manistee County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 208 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 18,490 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Usfs Chittenden Nursery is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Usfs Chittenden Nursery?
EPA lists Usfs Chittenden Nursery 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. 81 of the 89 active systems in Manistee County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Usfs Chittenden Nursery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and January 2007. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | 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 |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Usfs Chittenden Nursery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Chittenden Nursery?
Usfs Chittenden Nursery (PWSID MI2015551) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Usfs Chittenden Nursery serve?
Usfs Chittenden Nursery reports serving 60 people through 6 service connections in Manistee County, Michigan.
Where does Usfs Chittenden Nursery 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 Usfs Chittenden Nursery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. 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 Usfs Chittenden Nursery'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Chittenden Nursery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Chittenden Nursery is a non-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 Manistee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee, City of | Manistee | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco Parkdale 36 | Manistee | 1,100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Filer Charter Township | Manistee | 940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Onekama Ez-Mart | Manistee | 780 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Orchard Beach State Pk | Manistee | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saddle Up Gas & Grocery | Manistee | 600 | 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, “Usfs Chittenden Nursery, PWSID MI2015551, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/usfs-chittenden-nursery-mi2015551 (data as of October 1, 2026).