Public water system · MI2018351
ActiveSunset Valley Resort
At a glance
Sunset Valley Resort (PWSID MI2018351) is an active transient non-community water system in Manistee County, Ohio. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sunset Valley Resort compare with other water systems in Manistee County?
By EPA's size categories, Sunset Valley Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manistee County has 1 active public water system, and Sunset Valley Resort is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 35 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 35 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 Sunset Valley Resort is well 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 Sunset Valley Resort?
EPA lists Sunset Valley Resort 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Manistee County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Sunset Valley Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | 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.
Sunset Valley Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sunset Valley Resort?
Sunset Valley Resort (PWSID MI2018351) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sunset Valley Resort serve?
Sunset Valley Resort reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Manistee County, Ohio.
Where does Sunset Valley Resort 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 Sunset Valley Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Sunset Valley Resort'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sunset Valley Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunset Valley Resort 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.
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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, “Sunset Valley Resort, PWSID MI2018351, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/sunset-valley-resort-mi2018351 (data as of October 1, 2026).