Public water system · MI2004037
ActiveBeal City Public Schools
At a glance
Beal City Public Schools (PWSID MI2004037) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Isabella County, Michigan. It reports serving 785 people through 2 service connections. 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 October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
785
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Beal City Public Schools compare with other water systems in Isabella County?
By EPA's size categories, Beal City Public Schools is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Isabella County has 83 active public water systems, and Beal City Public Schools is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 35% above the county average of 581 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 48,199 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 Beal City Public Schools is about 83% above 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 Beal City Public Schools?
EPA lists Beal City Public Schools 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. 78 of the 83 active systems in Isabella County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Beal City Public Schools have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and October 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Toluene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | 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 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | 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 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | 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.
Beal City Public Schools: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beal City Public Schools?
Beal City Public Schools (PWSID MI2004037) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Beal City Public Schools serve?
Beal City Public Schools reports serving 785 people through 2 service connections in Isabella County, Michigan.
Where does Beal City Public Schools 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 Beal City Public Schools 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 October 2023. 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 Beal City Public Schools' 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 October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beal City Public Schools' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beal City Public Schools 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 Isabella County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | Isabella | 21,688 | Community | Surface water |
| Union Township | Isabella | 12,927 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shepherd, Village of | Isabella | 1,515 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weidman Ez Mart | Isabella | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Outdoor Adventures- Mt Pleasant | Isabella | 640 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Huggy Bears | Isabella | 500 | 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, “Beal City Public Schools, PWSID MI2004037, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/beal-city-public-schools-mi2004037 (data as of October 1, 2026).