Public water system · MI2022730
ActivePoplars Resort & Campground 1
At a glance
Poplars Resort & Campground 1 (PWSID MI2022730) is an active transient non-community water system in Hillsdale County, Ohio. 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
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 Poplars Resort & Campground 1 compare with other water systems in Hillsdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Poplars Resort & Campground 1 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hillsdale County has 3 active public water systems, and Poplars Resort & Campground 1 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14% below the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 29% of the 350 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Poplars Resort & Campground 1 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. Ohio has 2,282 active transient non-community water systems, 59% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,446 Ohio systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Poplars Resort & Campground 1?
EPA lists Poplars Resort & Campground 1 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. 3 of the 3 active systems in Hillsdale County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Poplars Resort & Campground 1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and January 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-20 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Poplars Resort & Campground 1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Poplars Resort & Campground 1?
Poplars Resort & Campground 1 (PWSID MI2022730) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Poplars Resort & Campground 1 serve?
Poplars Resort & Campground 1 reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Hillsdale County, Ohio.
Where does Poplars Resort & Campground 1 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 Poplars Resort & Campground 1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Poplars Resort & Campground 1'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Poplars Resort & Campground 1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Poplars Resort & Campground 1 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 Hillsdale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplars Resort & Campground 2 | Hillsdale | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Turner Lake Campground | Hillsdale | 50 | 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, “Poplars Resort & Campground 1, PWSID MI2022730, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/poplars-resort-campground-1-mi2022730 (data as of October 1, 2026).