Public water system · MI2029018
ActiveFarwell Alternative Education
At a glance
Farwell Alternative Education (PWSID MI2029018) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Clare County, Michigan. It reports serving 45 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 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Farwell Alternative Education compare with other water systems in Clare County?
By EPA's size categories, Farwell Alternative Education is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clare County has 130 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 197 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,613 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 Farwell Alternative Education 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 Farwell Alternative Education?
EPA lists Farwell Alternative Education 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. 125 of the 130 active systems in Clare County (96%) are also privately owned.
Does Farwell Alternative Education 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 2014. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Farwell Alternative Education: frequently asked questions
Who runs Farwell Alternative Education?
Farwell Alternative Education (PWSID MI2029018) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Farwell Alternative Education serve?
Farwell Alternative Education reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in Clare County, Michigan.
Where does Farwell Alternative Education 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 Farwell Alternative Education 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 2014. 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 Farwell Alternative Education'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 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Farwell Alternative Education's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Farwell Alternative Education 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 Clare County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare, City of | Clare | 3,118 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harrison, City of | Clare | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clare Welcome Center | Clare | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jays Sporting Goods | Clare | 900 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Thrush'S Pit Stop | Clare | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Farwell, Village of | Clare | 871 | 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, “Farwell Alternative Education, PWSID MI2029018, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/farwell-alternative-education-mi2029018 (data as of October 1, 2026).