Public water system · MI2061380
ActiveLake of the Woods Blue House
At a glance
Lake of the Woods Blue House (PWSID MI2061380) is an active transient non-community water system in Van Buren County, New York. It reports serving 800 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 April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
800
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lake of the Woods Blue House compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake of the Woods Blue House is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Van Buren County has 4 active public water systems, and Lake of the Woods Blue House is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 730 people per system, and accounts for 27% of the 2,921 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Lake of the Woods Blue House is about 5.6 times 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. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Lake of the Woods Blue House?
EPA lists Lake of the Woods Blue House 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. 4 of the 4 active systems in Van Buren County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake of the Woods Blue House have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Lake of the Woods Blue House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake of the Woods Blue House?
Lake of the Woods Blue House (PWSID MI2061380) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake of the Woods Blue House serve?
Lake of the Woods Blue House reports serving 800 people through 1 service connection in Van Buren County, New York.
Where does Lake of the Woods Blue House 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 Lake of the Woods Blue House 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 April 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 Lake of the Woods Blue House'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 April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake of the Woods Blue House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake of the Woods Blue House 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 Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Trails Rv Park | Van Buren | 1,296 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake of the Woods Camp Glen Camp | Van Buren | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hayloft | Van Buren | 25 | 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, “Lake of the Woods Blue House, PWSID MI2061380, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/lake-of-the-woods-blue-house-mi2061380 (data as of October 1, 2026).