Public water system · MI2011853
ActiveUsfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump
At a glance
Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump (PWSID MI2011853) is an active transient non-community water system in Mason County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
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 Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump compare with other water systems in Mason County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mason County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 291 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% 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 Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump 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 Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump?
EPA lists Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 83 active systems in Mason County (2.4%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and October 2020. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | 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 |
| 2009-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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 - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump?
Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump (PWSID MI2011853) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump serve?
Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Mason County, Michigan.
Where does Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump 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 - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump 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, “Usfs - Lmra Picnic Area Hand Pump, PWSID MI2011853, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/usfs-lmra-picnic-area-hand-pump-mi2011853 (data as of October 1, 2026).