Public water system · MI2013883

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Mdot - Eckert Rest Area

At a glance

Mdot - Eckert Rest Area (PWSID MI2013883) is an active transient non-community water system in Wexford County, Michigan. It reports serving 1,300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

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

Population served

1,300

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2013883

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,300

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyWexford County

How does Mdot - Eckert Rest Area compare with other water systems in Wexford County?

By EPA's size categories, Mdot - Eckert Rest Area is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wexford County has 109 active public water systems, and Mdot - Eckert Rest Area is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.2 times the county average of 249 people per system, and accounts for 4.8% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Mdot - Eckert Rest Area is about 9 times 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 Mdot - Eckert Rest Area?

EPA lists Mdot - Eckert Rest Area as owned by a state 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. 3 of the 109 active systems in Wexford County (2.8%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Mdot - Eckert Rest Area have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and October 2024. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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
2024-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2021-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 8 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.

Mdot - Eckert Rest Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mdot - Eckert Rest Area?

Mdot - Eckert Rest Area (PWSID MI2013883) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Mdot - Eckert Rest Area serve?

Mdot - Eckert Rest Area reports serving 1,300 people through 2 service connections in Wexford County, Michigan.

Where does Mdot - Eckert Rest Area 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 Mdot - Eckert Rest Area have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Mdot - Eckert Rest Area'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mdot - Eckert Rest Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mdot - Eckert Rest Area 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 Wexford County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cadillac, City of	Wexford	10,355	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
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, “Mdot - Eckert Rest Area, PWSID MI2013883, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/mdot-eckert-rest-area-mi2013883 (data as of October 1, 2026).