Public water system · MI2016024
ActiveCulvers of Petoskey
At a glance
Culvers of Petoskey (PWSID MI2016024) is an active transient non-community water system in Emmet County, Iowa. It reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Culvers of Petoskey compare with other water systems in Emmet County?
By EPA's size categories, Culvers of Petoskey is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Emmet County has 12 active public water systems, and Culvers of Petoskey is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 672 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 8,060 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Iowa, the 1,828 active systems average 1,718 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Culvers of Petoskey is about 13% 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. Iowa has 626 active transient non-community water systems, 34% of the state's 1,828 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,502 Iowa systems (82%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Culvers of Petoskey?
EPA lists Culvers of Petoskey 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. 4 of the 12 active systems in Emmet County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Culvers of Petoskey have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and June 2005. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Culvers of Petoskey: frequently asked questions
Who runs Culvers of Petoskey?
Culvers of Petoskey (PWSID MI2016024) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Culvers of Petoskey serve?
Culvers of Petoskey reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection in Emmet County, Iowa.
Where does Culvers of Petoskey 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 Culvers of Petoskey have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. 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 Culvers of Petoskey'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Culvers of Petoskey's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Culvers of Petoskey 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 Emmet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville Water Treatment Plant | Emmet | 5,904 | Community | Groundwater |
| Armstrong Water Supply | Emmet | 918 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ringsted Water Supply | Emmet | 365 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wallingford Municipal Waterworks | Emmet | 170 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Droessler'S Water | Emmet | 158 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Wolden Recreation Area | Emmet | 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, “Culvers of Petoskey, PWSID MI2016024, Iowa”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/iowa/culvers-of-petoskey-mi2016024 (data as of October 1, 2026).