Public water system · MI0002982
ActiveHandy Township - Red Cedars Crossing
At a glance
Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing (PWSID MI0002982) is an active community water system in Livingston County, Michigan. It reports serving 1,030 people through 412 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,030
Service connections
412
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing compare with other water systems in Livingston County?
By EPA's size categories, Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Livingston County has 425 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 314 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 133,320 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active 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 Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing?
EPA lists Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing as owned by a local government. 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. 12 of the 425 active systems in Livingston County (2.8%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
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.
Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing?
Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing (PWSID MI0002982) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing serve?
Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing reports serving 1,030 people through 412 service connections in Livingston County, Michigan.
Where does Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing 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 Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing'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 January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing's water quality report?
As a community water system, Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Livingston County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mhog Sewer & Water Authority | Livingston | 17,046 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brighton, City of | Livingston | 10,210 | Community | Groundwater |
| Howell, City of | Livingston | 9,914 | Community | Groundwater |
| Livingston Community Water Authority | Livingston | 4,152 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hartland Township | Livingston | 3,022 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chilson Commons / Kroger | Livingston | 3,000 | 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, “Handy Township - Red Cedars Crossing, PWSID MI0002982, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/handy-township-red-cedars-crossing-mi0002982 (data as of October 1, 2026).