Public water system · MI2050959
ActiveGrace Community Church-Howard City
At a glance
Grace Community Church-Howard City (PWSID MI2050959) is an active transient non-community water system in Montcalm County, Michigan. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grace Community Church-Howard City compare with other water systems in Montcalm County?
By EPA's size categories, Grace Community Church-Howard City is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montcalm County has 160 active public water systems. Its population served is about 37% below the county average of 316 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 50,482 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 Grace Community Church-Howard City is about 39% above 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 Grace Community Church-Howard City?
EPA lists Grace Community Church-Howard City 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. 151 of the 160 active systems in Montcalm County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Grace Community Church-Howard City have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and April 2021. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Grace Community Church-Howard City: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grace Community Church-Howard City?
Grace Community Church-Howard City (PWSID MI2050959) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Grace Community Church-Howard City serve?
Grace Community Church-Howard City reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Montcalm County, Michigan.
Where does Grace Community Church-Howard City 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 Grace Community Church-Howard City have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 Grace Community Church-Howard City'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grace Community Church-Howard City's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grace Community Church-Howard City 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 Montcalm County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | Montcalm | 8,816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carson City | Montcalm | 3,322 | Community | Groundwater |
| Howard City | Montcalm | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montcalm Community College | Montcalm | 1,484 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stanton | Montcalm | 1,417 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montcalm Community College | Montcalm | 1,400 | 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, “Grace Community Church-Howard City, PWSID MI2050959, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/grace-community-church-howard-city-mi2050959 (data as of October 1, 2026).