Public water system · MI0001648
ActiveCountry Living Adult Foster Care
At a glance
Country Living Adult Foster Care (PWSID MI0001648) is an active community water system in Hillsdale County, Michigan. It reports serving 56 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
56
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Country Living Adult Foster Care compare with other water systems in Hillsdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Country Living Adult Foster Care is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hillsdale County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 325 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 29,262 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Country Living Adult Foster Care is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active 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 Country Living Adult Foster Care?
EPA lists Country Living Adult Foster Care 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. 84 of the 90 active systems in Hillsdale County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Country Living Adult Foster Care have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-11 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-06 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Country Living Adult Foster Care: frequently asked questions
Who runs Country Living Adult Foster Care?
Country Living Adult Foster Care (PWSID MI0001648) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Country Living Adult Foster Care serve?
Country Living Adult Foster Care reports serving 56 people through 40 service connections in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
Where does Country Living Adult Foster Care 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 Country Living Adult Foster Care have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Country Living Adult Foster Care'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Country Living Adult Foster Care's water quality report?
As a community water system, Country Living Adult Foster Care must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Hillsdale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | Hillsdale | 8,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jonesville | Hillsdale | 2,258 | Community | Groundwater |
| Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reading | Hillsdale | 1,078 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hillsdale American Legion #53 | Hillsdale | 780 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Michindoh Conference Center | Hillsdale | 779 | 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, “Country Living Adult Foster Care, PWSID MI0001648, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/country-living-adult-foster-care-mi0001648 (data as of October 1, 2026).