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Michigan

Arenac County drinking water quality

69 active public water systems serve 21,189 people in Arenac County. 45 are compliant, 24 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 10 carry a health flag.

Active systems 69 9 community systems
People served 21K by public water systems
Systems with violations 24 35% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 0 10 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Outdoor Adventures Rifle River MI2004806 · Transient non-community system · Serves 500 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Crystal Creek Camp MI2017006 · Transient non-community system · Serves 340 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Crystal Creek Camp South MI2018306 · Transient non-community system · Serves 340 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Crystal Creek Campground Omer MI2017806 · Transient non-community system · Serves 340 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Big Bend Campground MI2020806 · Transient non-community system · Serves 240 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Big Bend Family Campground MI2021106 · Transient non-community system · Serves 240 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule.
Russells Canoe/camp MI2017106 · Transient non-community system · Serves 240 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Big Bend Campground-New Well MI2044606 · Transient non-community system · Serves 150 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Point AU Gres Park MI2043206 · Transient non-community system · Serves 76 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Oasis Lake Park-West HP Well 2 MI2001106 · Transient non-community system · Serves 25 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.

Community water systems

9 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.
 5,815 0 0
Standish, City of
Standish 		1,509 0 0
AU Gres, City of
Au Gres 		945 0 0
Standish Township
 430 0 0
Omer, City of
Omer 		279 3 0
AU Gres Township
 66 1 0
Northern Country Estates
 53 1 0
Medilodge of Sterling
 39 3 0
Saginaw-Midland Water Supply
 1 0 0
Non-community systems (60: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Mdot Alger Rest Area, R625
 1,000 0 0
Standish-Sterling Central Elem
 800 1 0
White's Canoe Livery
 660 1 0
White's Canoe Livery Well
 660 1 0
Standish/sterling High School
 516 1 1
Outdoor Adventures Rifle River
 500 2 2
Outdoor Adventure Saga Bay
 400 0 0
River View Campground & Canoe
 400 0 0
Sterling Elem School
 356 0 0
Crystal Creek Camp
 340 2 2
Crystal Creek Camp South
 340 2 2
Crystal Creek Campground Omer
 340 2 2
Rifle River Camp/canoe
 320 0 0
Rifle River Canoe
 320 0 0
Point AU Gres Camp
 300 1 0
Sterling Health Center
 275 0 0
Big Bend Campground
 240 2 2
Big Bend Family Campground
 240 2 1
Russells Canoe/camp
 240 2 2
Forest Lake Camp
 224 0 0
Outdoor Wilderness
 210 1 0
Riverview Campground Well 2
 205 0 0
Riverview Campground Well 3
 205 0 0
Dore Store #9 Omer
 200 0 0
Forward's Plaza Alger
 200 0 0
Outdoor Adventures Saga Bay Seasonal Wel
 200 0 0
Big Bend Campground-New Well
 150 3 2
Forward's Plaza #145
 150 0 0
Sip N Whiskey Saloon
 150 0 0
Cliff's Bar
 125 0 0
Li'l Sprouts Child Development Ctr
 122 1 1
Abundant Life Church
 103 0 0
Baaz Petroleum LLC
 100 0 0
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
 100 0 0
Sagamok Gas & Convenience
 100 0 0
Timberglow Getaway CG
 100 0 0
Next Door Store #5073
 90 0 0
Oasis Lake Campground
 82 1 0
Point AU Gres Park
 76 2 2
Knollview Golf
 75 0 0
Dollar General Sterling #17011
 65 0 0
Whalen's Bar & Grill
 60 0 0
Great Lakes Bay Distillery
 52 0 0
Arenac Eastern Community Center
 50 0 0
Bay-Arenac Isd
 50 1 1
Dore Store #14 Standish
 50 0 0
Flying Pig Event Center
 50 0 0
Forest Lake Poa Office
 50 0 0
Miss Michelle's
 50 0 0
Twining Baptist Church
 50 0 0
Brandy's Country Diner
 45 0 0
Charity Island Landing and RV Park
 45 0 0
Iva's Chicken Dinners
 40 0 0
Forest Lake/sandhill
 30 0 0
Dore Store #16 Alger
 26 0 0
Mdot Standish, P618
 25 1 0
Oasis Lake Park-West HP Well 2
 25 2 2
Pine River Grocery
 25 0 0
Sportsmans Bar
 25 0 0
Whites Beach Tavern
 25 0 0
Inactive systems (78, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Michigan records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.