Public water system · MI2016115
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At a glance
Louies Fresh Market Boyne City (PWSID MI2016115) is an active transient non-community water system in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 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 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Louies Fresh Market Boyne City compare with other water systems in Charlevoix County?
By EPA's size categories, Louies Fresh Market Boyne City is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Charlevoix County has 114 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 244 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 27,792 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 Louies Fresh Market Boyne City 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 Louies Fresh Market Boyne City?
EPA lists Louies Fresh Market Boyne 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. 102 of the 114 active systems in Charlevoix County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Louies Fresh Market Boyne City 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 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2015 and October 2017. By type: 7 monitoring and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Louies Fresh Market Boyne City: frequently asked questions
Who runs Louies Fresh Market Boyne City?
Louies Fresh Market Boyne City (PWSID MI2016115) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Louies Fresh Market Boyne City serve?
Louies Fresh Market Boyne City reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
Where does Louies Fresh Market Boyne 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 Louies Fresh Market Boyne City 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 2017. 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 Louies Fresh Market Boyne 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Louies Fresh Market Boyne City's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Louies Fresh Market Boyne 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 Charlevoix County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne City, City of | Charlevoix | 3,735 | Community | Groundwater |
| Charlevoix | Charlevoix | 3,124 | Community | Surface water |
| East Jordan, City of | Charlevoix | 2,215 | Community | Groundwater |
| Charlevoix Township | Charlevoix | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lavender Hill Farm | Charlevoix | 1,015 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Boyne Mountain Resort | Charlevoix | 950 | 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, “Louies Fresh Market Boyne City, PWSID MI2016115, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/louies-fresh-market-boyne-city-mi2016115 (data as of October 1, 2026).