Public water system · MI2021854
ActiveCran Hill Ranch
At a glance
Cran Hill Ranch (PWSID MI2021854) is an active transient non-community water system in Mecosta County, Michigan. It reports serving 460 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
460
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cran Hill Ranch compare with other water systems in Mecosta County?
By EPA's size categories, Cran Hill Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mecosta County has 152 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 34,117 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Cran Hill Ranch is about 3.2 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Michigan has 7,865 active transient non-community water systems, 74% 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 Cran Hill Ranch?
EPA lists Cran Hill Ranch 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. 150 of the 152 active systems in Mecosta County (99%) are also privately owned.
Does Cran Hill Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and October 2022. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (9 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Cran Hill Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cran Hill Ranch?
Cran Hill Ranch (PWSID MI2021854) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Cran Hill Ranch serve?
Cran Hill Ranch reports serving 460 people through 3 service connections in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Where does Cran Hill Ranch 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 Cran Hill Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Cran Hill Ranch'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cran Hill Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cran Hill Ranch is a 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 Mecosta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | Mecosta | 10,403 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco #60 | Mecosta | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hometown Grocery | Mecosta | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Canadian Lakes Gas | Mecosta | 765 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Davis Bridge General | Mecosta | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chippewa Hills Middle School | Mecosta | 700 | 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, “Cran Hill Ranch, PWSID MI2021854, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/cran-hill-ranch-mi2021854 (data as of October 1, 2026).