Public water system · MI2012530
ActiveTurner Lake Campground
At a glance
Turner Lake Campground (PWSID MI2012530) is an active transient non-community water system in Hillsdale County, Ohio. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Turner Lake Campground compare with other water systems in Hillsdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Turner Lake Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hillsdale County has 3 active public water systems, and Turner Lake Campground is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 14% 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 Turner Lake Campground is about 65% 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 Turner Lake Campground?
EPA lists Turner Lake Campground 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 Turner Lake Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. The violations listed here began between May 2021 and May 2022. By type: 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-15 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-15 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Turner Lake Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Turner Lake Campground?
Turner Lake Campground (PWSID MI2012530) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Turner Lake Campground serve?
Turner Lake Campground reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Hillsdale County, Ohio.
Where does Turner Lake Campground 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 Turner Lake Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Turner Lake Campground'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Turner Lake Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Turner Lake Campground 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 |
| Poplars Resort & Campground 1 | Hillsdale | 100 | 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, “Turner Lake Campground, PWSID MI2012530, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/turner-lake-campground-mi2012530 (data as of October 1, 2026).