Eagle Lake Elem School West Well

How does Eagle Lake Elem School West Well compare with other water systems in Cass County?

By EPA's size categories, Eagle Lake Elem School West Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cass County has 135 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% above the county average of 251 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 33,840 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 Eagle Lake Elem School West Well is roughly in line with 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 Eagle Lake Elem School West Well?

EPA lists Eagle Lake Elem School West Well 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. 130 of the 135 active systems in Cass County (96%) are also privately owned.