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Leelanau Fruit-Buckley

At a glance

Leelanau Fruit-Buckley (PWSID MI2030683) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wexford County, Michigan. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2030683

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyWexford County

How does Leelanau Fruit-Buckley compare with other water systems in Wexford County?

By EPA's size categories, Leelanau Fruit-Buckley is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wexford County has 109 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,169 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 Leelanau Fruit-Buckley is well below 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 Leelanau Fruit-Buckley?

EPA lists Leelanau Fruit-Buckley 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. 97 of the 109 active systems in Wexford County (89%) are also privately owned.

Does Leelanau Fruit-Buckley have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and January 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Leelanau Fruit-Buckley: frequently asked questions

Who runs Leelanau Fruit-Buckley?

Leelanau Fruit-Buckley (PWSID MI2030683) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Leelanau Fruit-Buckley serve?

Leelanau Fruit-Buckley reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Wexford County, Michigan.

Where does Leelanau Fruit-Buckley 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 Leelanau Fruit-Buckley have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Leelanau Fruit-Buckley'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Leelanau Fruit-Buckley's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Leelanau Fruit-Buckley 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 Wexford County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cadillac, City of	Wexford	10,355	Community	Groundwater
Mdot - Eckert Rest Area	Wexford	1,300	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Manton, City of	Wexford	1,287	Community	Groundwater
Mackinaw Trail Middle School	Wexford	873	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Haring Charter Township	Wexford	839	Community	Groundwater
Wexford Missaukee Career Tech Center	Wexford	800	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, “Leelanau Fruit-Buckley, PWSID MI2030683, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/leelanau-fruit-buckley-mi2030683 (data as of October 1, 2026).