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Community Water System · PWS MI0000487

Bay Harbor Club

Kewadin, Michigan 49648 — drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
116
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 116 drinking-water violations at Bay Harbor Club, 3% of them health-based — above the Michigan per-system average.

116
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bay Harbor Club

Bay Harbor Club is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in Kewadin, Michigan (Antrim County) through 20 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 116 total violations for this system , of which 4 (3%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 107 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 1,2-Dichloroethane, recorded in 4 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Michigan, EPA tracks 10,959 public water systems serving 9,098,093 people, with 255,201 cumulative violations and 31,467 health-based violations on record. About 86% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 23.3 violations. Bay Harbor Club's 116 violations sit above the Michigan average. Statewide, 87 of 318 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (27.4%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
40
Total Violations
116
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
20
County
Antrim
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
107
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2-Dichloroethane MCL 4 1999
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2005
Public Notice Other 3 2005
Nitrate MR 3 2016
Barium MR 3 2016
Cadmium MR 3 2016
Mercury MR 3 2016
Antimony, Total MR 3 2016
Selenium MR 3 2016
Endrin MR 3 2016
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2016
Methoxychlor MR 3 2016
OXAMYL MR 3 2016
Simazine MR 3 2016
Picloram MR 3 2016
Dinoseb MR 3 2016
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2016
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 3 2016
Aldicarb MR 3 2016
LASSO MR 3 2016
2,4-D MR 3 2016
2,4,5-TP MR 3 2016
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2016
Chlordane MR 3 2016
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2016
Thallium, Total MR 3 2016
Chromium MR 3 2016
Heptachlor MR 3 2016
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 3 2016
Toxaphene MR 3 2016

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Bay Harbor Club.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MI0000487 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Michigan Drinking Water Authority

Michigan EGLE — Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Bay Harbor Club under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MI regulator portal

Source: Michigan EGLE — Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 7000
2016 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1040
2016 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1010
2016 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1015
2016 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1035
2016 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1074
2016 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 1045
2016 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2005
2016 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2010
2016 Methoxychlor MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2015
2016 OXAMYL MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2036
2016 Simazine MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2037
2016 Picloram MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2040
2016 Dinoseb MR 3 SDWIS / MI0000487 / 2041

How Bay Harbor Club Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Bay Harbor Club Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 116 23.3 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 2.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 27.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 40 830 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 10,959 regulated public water systems in Michigan.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bay Harbor Club water safe to drink?
Bay Harbor Club (PWS ID: MI0000487) has 116 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bay Harbor Club serve?
Bay Harbor Club serves 40 people in Kewadin, Michigan. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 20 service connections.
What type of violations does Bay Harbor Club have?
Bay Harbor Club has 116 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 107 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bay Harbor Club water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Bay Harbor Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bay Harbor Club use?
Bay Harbor Club uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from?
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.
Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial