Public water system · MI0006885
ActiveWalnut Lane Apartments
At a glance
Walnut Lane Apartments (PWSID MI0006885) is an active community water system in Allegan County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Walnut Lane Apartments compare with other water systems in Allegan County?
By EPA's size categories, Walnut Lane Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Allegan County has 302 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 345 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 104,093 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Walnut Lane Apartments is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active 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 Walnut Lane Apartments?
EPA lists Walnut Lane Apartments 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. 285 of the 302 active systems in Allegan County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Walnut Lane Apartments have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2015 and October 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Walnut Lane Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walnut Lane Apartments?
Walnut Lane Apartments (PWSID MI0006885) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Walnut Lane Apartments serve?
Walnut Lane Apartments reports serving 50 people through 24 service connections in Allegan County, Michigan.
Where does Walnut Lane Apartments 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 Walnut Lane Apartments have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Walnut Lane Apartments' 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 6 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Walnut Lane Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Walnut Lane Apartments must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Allegan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan | Allegan | 5,930 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority | Allegan | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wayland | Allegan | 4,435 | Community | Groundwater |
| Otsego | Allegan | 4,120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plainwell | Allegan | 3,998 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bittersweet Ski Resort Inc. | Allegan | 3,500 | 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, “Walnut Lane Apartments, PWSID MI0006885, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/walnut-lane-apartments-mi0006885 (data as of October 1, 2026).