Public water system · MI2025769
ActiveDollar General - Gaylord
At a glance
Dollar General - Gaylord (PWSID MI2025769) is an active transient non-community water system in Otsego County, Michigan. It reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General - Gaylord compare with other water systems in Otsego County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Gaylord is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is about 71% above the county average of 175 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 20,844 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 Dollar General - Gaylord is about twice 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 Dollar General - Gaylord?
EPA lists Dollar General - Gaylord 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. 104 of the 119 active systems in Otsego County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Gaylord have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Dollar General - Gaylord: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Gaylord?
Dollar General - Gaylord (PWSID MI2025769) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General - Gaylord serve?
Dollar General - Gaylord reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection in Otsego County, Michigan.
Where does Dollar General - Gaylord 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 Dollar General - Gaylord 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 January 2025. 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 Dollar General - Gaylord'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Gaylord's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Gaylord 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 Otsego County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord, City of | Otsego | 3,629 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Loon Lake Rest Area, R405 | Otsego | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gaylord Evangelical Free Church | Otsego | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Vanderbilt Rest Area | Otsego | 866 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hilltop Marathon | Otsego | 809 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waters Ez Mart | Otsego | 600 | 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, “Dollar General - Gaylord, PWSID MI2025769, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/dollar-general-gaylord-mi2025769 (data as of October 1, 2026).