Public water system · MI2018612
ActiveBranch Co Headstart - Girard
At a glance
Branch Co Headstart - Girard (PWSID MI2018612) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Branch County, Michigan. It reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Branch Co Headstart - Girard compare with other water systems in Branch County?
By EPA's size categories, Branch Co Headstart - Girard is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Branch County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 450 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 31,918 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 Branch Co Headstart - Girard 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 Branch Co Headstart - Girard?
EPA lists Branch Co Headstart - Girard 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. 66 of the 71 active systems in Branch County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Branch Co Headstart - Girard have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and January 2014. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Branch Co Headstart - Girard: frequently asked questions
Who runs Branch Co Headstart - Girard?
Branch Co Headstart - Girard (PWSID MI2018612) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Branch Co Headstart - Girard serve?
Branch Co Headstart - Girard reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection in Branch County, Michigan.
Where does Branch Co Headstart - Girard 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 Branch Co Headstart - Girard have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Branch Co Headstart - Girard'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Branch Co Headstart - Girard's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Branch Co Headstart - Girard 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 Branch County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | Branch | 13,822 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bronson | Branch | 2,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Union City | Branch | 1,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Quincy | Branch | 1,544 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler Motor Speedway | Branch | 1,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waffle Farm Campground - System 2 | Branch | 1,000 | 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, “Branch Co Headstart - Girard, PWSID MI2018612, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/branch-co-headstart-girard-mi2018612 (data as of October 1, 2026).