Public water system · MI2017368
ActiveCooper/Standard Auto-Southside
At a glance
Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside (PWSID MI2017368) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Oscoda County, Michigan. It reports serving 40 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 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside compare with other water systems in Oscoda County?
By EPA's size categories, Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oscoda County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 106 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 7,420 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-Southside 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 Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside?
EPA lists Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside 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 70 active systems in Oscoda County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside 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 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and January 2011. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Aldicarb sulfoxide, Lindane (gamma-BHC) and Methoxychlor. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfonecode 2044 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
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.
Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside?
Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside (PWSID MI2017368) 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-Southside serve?
Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Oscoda County, Michigan.
Where does Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside 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-Southside 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 2011. 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-Southside'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 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cooper/Standard Auto-Southside 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 Oscoda County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek/Mentor Utility Authority | Oscoda | 622 | Community | Groundwater |
| Luzerne Express | Oscoda | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Garland Resort Maintenance Bld | Oscoda | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fairview Area Schools | Oscoda | 348 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fairview Bp | Oscoda | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Garland Hotel | Oscoda | 300 | Non-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-Southside, PWSID MI2017368, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/cooper-standard-auto-southside-mi2017368 (data as of October 1, 2026).