Public water system · MI2000940
ActiveForest Area High School
At a glance
Forest Area High School (PWSID MI2000940) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Kalkaska County, Michigan. It reports serving 400 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 October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Forest Area High School compare with other water systems in Kalkaska County?
By EPA's size categories, Forest Area High School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kalkaska County has 69 active public water systems, and Forest Area High School is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 107 people per system, and accounts for 5.4% of the 7,377 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 Forest Area High School 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 Forest Area High School?
EPA lists Forest Area High School 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. 61 of the 69 active systems in Kalkaska County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Forest Area High School have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and October 2016. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene and Dichloromethane. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | 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.
Forest Area High School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Forest Area High School?
Forest Area High School (PWSID MI2000940) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Forest Area High School serve?
Forest Area High School reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Kalkaska County, Michigan.
Where does Forest Area High School 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 Forest Area High School 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 October 2016. 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 Forest Area High School'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 October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Forest Area High School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Forest Area High School 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 Kalkaska County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska, Village of | Kalkaska | 2,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Mary'S of the Woods Church | Kalkaska | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St. Paul Lutheran Church - Kalkaska | Kalkaska | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Yankee Boy | Kalkaska | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Crossroads Saloon, Inc. | Kalkaska | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rapid City Ez Mart | Kalkaska | 200 | 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, “Forest Area High School, PWSID MI2000940, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/forest-area-high-school-mi2000940 (data as of October 1, 2026).