Tapcensus

Water quality in Bear Lake, Michigan

Bear Lake is in Kalkaska County. 88 active public water systems serve the county; 49 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Kalkaska, Village of MI0003560 · Community water system · Ground water · Kalkaska
Serves 2,020 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Sep 13, 2024 Distance 11.7 mi

Other community water systems in Kalkaska County

1 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Rapid River Meadows
46 0 12.6 mi
Non-community systems in Kalkaska County (86: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bear Lake Christian Church
100 0 0
Dollar General Kalkaska #21017
35 0 0
Camp Gan Israel #1 Post Office
200 2 0
Camp Gan Israel #5 Pool
200 2 0
Camp Gan Israel Lake Side
200 2 0
Camp Gan Israel #3 A-Frame
125 2 0
Camp Gan Israel #4 Trailers
125 2 0
Timber Wolf Golf Club
150 1 1
Kalkaska Eagles Aerie 4496
50 1 0
Water's Edge Gas & Party Store
50 1 0
Sands Park Coldsprings Twp
25 1 0
Crawford School
52 1 0
Bear Lake Inn Restaurant & Beer Garden
52 1 0
Camp Tanuga
100 2 0
Camp Tanuga Lodge
30 1 0
Dnr-Ccc Bridge CG Pump B
128 0 0
Dnr-Ccc Bridge CG Well #2
128 1 0
Ausable Institute of Env. Study (elc)
60 1 0
Ausable Institute of Env. Study (dining)
60 1 0
Ausable Institute of Env.study (lodge)
60 1 0
Hide-Away Bar
100 3 0
Evergreen Bible Baptist Church
100 1 0
Twin Birch Golf Course
75 0 0
Log Lake Campground
25 0 0
KH of Jehovah's Wit Kalkaska
85 0 0
Kalkaska RV Park & Campground
25 1 0
St. Mary of the Woods Church-Kalkaska
400 1 0
Michigan Cat Kalkaska (main Shop)
70 0 0
Kalkaska Screw Products
75 0 0
Gfl Environmental (american Waste)
90 0 0
Church of Jesus Christ of Lds-Kalkaska
150 1 0
Village Gas
25 2 0
St. Paul Lutheran Church Kalkaska
200 0 0
Kalkaska United Methodist Church
25 2 0
Kalkaska Moose Lodge #2348
40 0 0
Dnr-Rapid River Trail Camp #1-Tc ST PK
50 0 0
Dollar General Mancelona/rr #20810
50 0 0
Casa Nueva
45 2 0
Calvary Baptist Church-Kalkaska
125 0 0
Rapid River Campground
100 2 0
Kalkaska County Little League Fields
25 2 0
Dnr-Rapid River Trail Camp
50 0 0
Kalkaska County Road Comm
40 1 0
Church of the Nazarene-Kalkaska
40 0 0
Michigan Consolidated Gas Kalkaska
25 0 0
Garfield Township Hall Fife Lake
35 0 0
Taffeltown Lodge
100 1 0
Crossroads Saloon, INC
200 1 1
Smithville Landing Flowing Well
25 1 0
Smithville Landing Hand Pump
25 1 0
All non-community systems
About this data

Water systems are matched to Kalkaska County, nearest to Bear Lake first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.