Public water system · MI2026083
ActiveMackinaw Trail Middle School
At a glance
Mackinaw Trail Middle School (PWSID MI2026083) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wexford County, Michigan. It reports serving 873 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
873
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mackinaw Trail Middle School compare with other water systems in Wexford County?
By EPA's size categories, Mackinaw Trail Middle School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wexford County has 109 active public water systems, and Mackinaw Trail Middle School is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for 3.2% 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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School is about twice 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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School?
EPA lists Mackinaw Trail Middle School 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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School 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 January 1999 and October 2017. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 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 |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | 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.
Mackinaw Trail Middle School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mackinaw Trail Middle School?
Mackinaw Trail Middle School (PWSID MI2026083) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Mackinaw Trail Middle School serve?
Mackinaw Trail Middle School reports serving 873 people through 1 service connection in Wexford County, Michigan.
Where does Mackinaw Trail Middle School 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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School 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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School'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 Mackinaw Trail Middle School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mackinaw Trail Middle School 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 |
| Haring Charter Township | Wexford | 839 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wexford Missaukee Career Tech Center | Wexford | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Buckley, Village of | Wexford | 529 | 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, “Mackinaw Trail Middle School, PWSID MI2026083, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/mackinaw-trail-middle-school-mi2026083 (data as of October 1, 2026).