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Discovery Central

At a glance

Discovery Central (PWSID MI2021452) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Marquette County, Michigan. It reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2021452

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served46

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyMarquette County

How does Discovery Central compare with other water systems in Marquette County?

By EPA's size categories, Discovery Central is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marquette County has 89 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 625 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 55,581 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 Discovery Central 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 Discovery Central?

EPA lists Discovery Central 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 89 active systems in Marquette County (74%) are also privately owned.

Does Discovery Central have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Barium, Nickel and Arsenic. EPA lists 10 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nickelcode 1036	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Berylliumcode 1075	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Archived
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived

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.

Discovery Central: frequently asked questions

Who runs Discovery Central?

Discovery Central (PWSID MI2021452) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Discovery Central serve?

Discovery Central reports serving 46 people through 1 service connection in Marquette County, Michigan.

Where does Discovery Central 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 Discovery Central have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Discovery Central'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Discovery Central's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Discovery Central 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 Marquette County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Marquette	Marquette	20,629	Community	Surface water
Ishpeming	Marquette	6,470	Community	Purchased groundwater
Negaunee	Marquette	4,568	Community	Purchased groundwater
K I Sawyer	Marquette	3,000	Community	Groundwater
Marquette Township	Marquette	2,700	Community	Purchased surface water
Forsyth Township	Marquette	2,479	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, “Discovery Central, PWSID MI2021452, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/discovery-central-mi2021452 (data as of October 1, 2026).