Public water system record
Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC
Serves an area of Genesee County, MI · 80 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jan 5, 2025 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 4, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC go back to 1997. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 29 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0215 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC between 2006 and 2025. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Jan 26, 2006 | Michigan | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ponemah Lakeside Retreat, LLC for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Michigan.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells