Public water system · MI2003169
ActiveCooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord
At a glance
Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord (PWSID MI2003169) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Otsego County, Michigan. It reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord compare with other water systems in Otsego County?
By EPA's size categories, Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 175 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 20,844 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 Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord is about 58% 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 Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord?
EPA lists Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord 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. 104 of the 119 active systems in Otsego County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 1996. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord?
Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord (PWSID MI2003169) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord serve?
Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections in Otsego County, Michigan.
Where does Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord 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 Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. 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 Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord 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 Otsego County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord, City of | Otsego | 3,629 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Loon Lake Rest Area, R405 | Otsego | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gaylord Evangelical Free Church | Otsego | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Vanderbilt Rest Area | Otsego | 866 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hilltop Marathon | Otsego | 809 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waters Ez Mart | Otsego | 600 | 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, “Cooper/Standard Auto - Gaylord, PWSID MI2003169, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/cooper-standard-auto-gaylord-mi2003169 (data as of October 1, 2026).