Public water system · MI2019706
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At a glance
Bay-Arenac Isd (PWSID MI2019706) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Arenac County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bay-Arenac Isd compare with other water systems in Arenac County?
By EPA's size categories, Bay-Arenac Isd is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Arenac County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 317 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 20,612 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bay-Arenac Isd is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bay-Arenac Isd?
EPA lists Bay-Arenac Isd 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. 53 of the 65 active systems in Arenac County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Bay-Arenac Isd have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2020. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Styrene and Chlorobenzene. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Bay-Arenac Isd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bay-Arenac Isd?
Bay-Arenac Isd (PWSID MI2019706) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Bay-Arenac Isd serve?
Bay-Arenac Isd reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Arenac County, Michigan.
Where does Bay-Arenac Isd 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 Bay-Arenac Isd have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Bay-Arenac Isd'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bay-Arenac Isd's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bay-Arenac Isd is a non-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 Arenac County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. | Arenac | 5,815 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Standish, City of | Arenac | 1,509 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mdot - Alger Rest Area, R625 | Arenac | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Au Gres, City of | Arenac | 945 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Standish-Sterling Central Elem | Arenac | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Whites Canoe Livery Well | Arenac | 660 | 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, “Bay-Arenac Isd, PWSID MI2019706, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/bay-arenac-isd-mi2019706 (data as of October 1, 2026).