Public water system · MI2008159
ActiveCrystal Lake Cafe'
At a glance
Crystal Lake Cafe' (PWSID MI2008159) is an active transient non-community water system in Montcalm County, Michigan. It reports serving 140 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 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
140
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Crystal Lake Cafe' compare with other water systems in Montcalm County?
By EPA's size categories, Crystal Lake Cafe' is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montcalm County has 160 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 316 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 50,482 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 Crystal Lake Cafe' is roughly in line with 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 Crystal Lake Cafe'?
EPA lists Crystal Lake Cafe' 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. 151 of the 160 active systems in Montcalm County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Crystal Lake Cafe' 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 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 12 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
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.
Crystal Lake Cafe': frequently asked questions
Who runs Crystal Lake Cafe'?
Crystal Lake Cafe' (PWSID MI2008159) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Crystal Lake Cafe' serve?
Crystal Lake Cafe' reports serving 140 people through 1 service connection in Montcalm County, Michigan.
Where does Crystal Lake Cafe' 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 Crystal Lake Cafe' 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 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 Crystal Lake Cafe''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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crystal Lake Cafe''s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Crystal Lake Cafe' 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 Montcalm County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | Montcalm | 8,816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carson City | Montcalm | 3,322 | Community | Groundwater |
| Howard City | Montcalm | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montcalm Community College | Montcalm | 1,484 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stanton | Montcalm | 1,417 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montcalm Community College | Montcalm | 1,400 | 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, “Crystal Lake Cafe', PWSID MI2008159, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/crystal-lake-cafe-mi2008159 (data as of October 1, 2026).