Public water system · MI2039454
ActiveFoe - Buffalo Aerie #4360
At a glance
Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 (PWSID MI2039454) is an active transient non-community water system in Mecosta County, Michigan. It reports serving 75 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 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 compare with other water systems in Mecosta County?
By EPA's size categories, Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mecosta County has 152 active public water systems. Its population served is about 67% below the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 34,117 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 Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 is about half of 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 Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360?
EPA lists Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 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. 150 of the 152 active systems in Mecosta County (99%) are also privately owned.
Does Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 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 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2022. By type: 9 monitoring and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
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.
Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360: frequently asked questions
Who runs Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360?
Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 (PWSID MI2039454) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 serve?
Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Mecosta County, Michigan.
Where does Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 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 Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 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 2022. 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 Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360'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 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360 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 Mecosta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | Mecosta | 10,403 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wesco #60 | Mecosta | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hometown Grocery | Mecosta | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Canadian Lakes Gas | Mecosta | 765 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Davis Bridge General | Mecosta | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chippewa Hills Middle School | Mecosta | 700 | 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, “Foe - Buffalo Aerie #4360, PWSID MI2039454, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/foe-buffalo-aerie-4360-mi2039454 (data as of October 1, 2026).