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Mecosta Elementary

At a glance

Mecosta Elementary (PWSID MI2008054) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Mecosta County, Michigan. It reports serving 300 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 2020.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMI2008054

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served300

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyMecosta County

How does Mecosta Elementary compare with other water systems in Mecosta County?

By EPA's size categories, Mecosta Elementary is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mecosta County has 152 active public water systems. Its population served is about 34% above the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 34,117 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 Mecosta Elementary is about 30% 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 Mecosta Elementary?

EPA lists Mecosta Elementary 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. 150 of the 152 active systems in Mecosta County (99%) are also privately owned.

Does Mecosta Elementary 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 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and October 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	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
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Archived
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	No	Archived

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.

Mecosta Elementary: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mecosta Elementary?

Mecosta Elementary (PWSID MI2008054) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Mecosta Elementary serve?

Mecosta Elementary reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection in Mecosta County, Michigan.

Where does Mecosta Elementary 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 Mecosta Elementary 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 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 Mecosta Elementary'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 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mecosta Elementary's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mecosta Elementary 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 Mecosta County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Big Rapids	Mecosta	10,403	Community	Groundwater
Wesco #60	Mecosta	900	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hometown Grocery	Mecosta	800	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Canadian Lakes Gas	Mecosta	765	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Davis Bridge General	Mecosta	700	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Chippewa Hills Middle School	Mecosta	700	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, “Mecosta Elementary, PWSID MI2008054, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/mecosta-elementary-mi2008054 (data as of October 1, 2026).