Public water system · MI2023920
ActiveCrawford Ausable Day Care
At a glance
Crawford Ausable Day Care (PWSID MI2023920) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Crawford County, Michigan. It reports serving 82 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
82
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Crawford Ausable Day Care compare with other water systems in Crawford County?
By EPA's size categories, Crawford Ausable Day Care is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crawford County has 91 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 188 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 17,125 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 Crawford Ausable Day Care 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 Crawford Ausable Day Care?
EPA lists Crawford Ausable Day 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. 55 of the 91 active systems in Crawford County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Crawford Ausable Day Care have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Crawford Ausable Day Care: frequently asked questions
Who runs Crawford Ausable Day Care?
Crawford Ausable Day Care (PWSID MI2023920) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Crawford Ausable Day Care serve?
Crawford Ausable Day Care reports serving 82 people through 2 service connections in Crawford County, Michigan.
Where does Crawford Ausable Day 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 Crawford Ausable Day Care have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Crawford Ausable Day 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crawford Ausable Day Care's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crawford Ausable Day Care 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 Crawford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayling, City of | Crawford | 1,884 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Grayling Rest Area, R403 | Crawford | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park(West) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Higgins Lake State Park (East) | Crawford | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dtmb-Dma Camp Grayling - Cantonment | Crawford | 550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grayling High School | Crawford | 530 | 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, “Crawford Ausable Day Care, PWSID MI2023920, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/crawford-ausable-day-care-mi2023920 (data as of October 1, 2026).