Public water system · MI2000735
ActiveHard Hat Bar
At a glance
Hard Hat Bar (PWSID MI2000735) is an active transient non-community water system in Iosco County, Michigan. It reports serving 40 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 July 1995.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hard Hat Bar compare with other water systems in Iosco County?
By EPA's size categories, Hard Hat Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iosco County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 294 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 23,789 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 Hard Hat Bar is well below 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 Hard Hat Bar?
EPA lists Hard Hat Bar 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. 70 of the 81 active systems in Iosco County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Hard Hat Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and July 1995. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Hard Hat Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hard Hat Bar?
Hard Hat Bar (PWSID MI2000735) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Hard Hat Bar serve?
Hard Hat Bar reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Iosco County, Michigan.
Where does Hard Hat Bar 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 Hard Hat Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1995. 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 Hard Hat Bar'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 July 1995. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hard Hat Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hard Hat Bar 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 Iosco County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscoda Township | Iosco | 6,997 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Tawas, City of | Iosco | 2,663 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Au Sable Township | Iosco | 2,370 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Old Orchard Park Campground | Iosco | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tawas City, City of | Iosco | 1,834 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Whittemore/Prescott School Complex | Iosco | 860 | 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, “Hard Hat Bar, PWSID MI2000735, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/hard-hat-bar-mi2000735 (data as of October 1, 2026).