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Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of

At a glance

Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of (PWSID MI0004375) is an active community water system in Midland County, Michigan. It reports serving 11,000 people through 2,686 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

Population served

11,000

Service connections

2,686

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMI0004375

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served11,000

Service connections2,686

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyMidland County

How does Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of compare with other water systems in Midland County?

By EPA's size categories, Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Midland County has 33 active public water systems, and Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.4 times the county average of 2,029 people per system, and accounts for 16% of the 66,958 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of is about 64% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 262 Michigan systems (2.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of?

EPA lists Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of as owned by a local 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. 7 of the 33 active systems in Midland County (21%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between May 1994 and January 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met 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 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
2025-01-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2023-07-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2022-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-02-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-02-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2014-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1994-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of: frequently asked questions

Who runs Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of?

Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of (PWSID MI0004375) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of serve?

Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of reports serving 11,000 people through 2,686 service connections in Midland County, Michigan.

Where does Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of's water quality report?

As a community water system, Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Midland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Midland, City of	Midland	42,547	Community	Purchased surface water
Homer Township	Midland	3,097	Community	Purchased surface water
Larkin Township	Midland	2,878	Community	Purchased surface water
Midland Charter Township	Midland	1,348	Community	Purchased surface water
Coleman, City of	Midland	1,243	Community	Groundwater
Oil City Ez Mart 732	Midland	800	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, “Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of, PWSID MI0004375, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/midland-co-water-dist-no-1-of-mi0004375 (data as of October 1, 2026).