Public water system · MI0004428
ActiveMisty Cove Senior Apartments
At a glance
Misty Cove Senior Apartments (PWSID MI0004428) is an active community water system in Eaton County, Michigan. It reports serving 66 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
66
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Misty Cove Senior Apartments compare with other water systems in Eaton County?
By EPA's size categories, Misty Cove Senior Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Eaton County has 103 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 659 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 67,916 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 Misty Cove Senior Apartments is well below 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. 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 Misty Cove Senior Apartments?
EPA lists Misty Cove Senior Apartments 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. 94 of the 103 active systems in Eaton County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Misty Cove Senior Apartments have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2002 and October 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Misty Cove Senior Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Misty Cove Senior Apartments?
Misty Cove Senior Apartments (PWSID MI0004428) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Misty Cove Senior Apartments serve?
Misty Cove Senior Apartments reports serving 66 people through 1 service connection in Eaton County, Michigan.
Where does Misty Cove Senior Apartments 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 Misty Cove Senior Apartments have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are 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 Misty Cove Senior Apartments' 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 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Misty Cove Senior Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Misty Cove Senior Apartments 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 Eaton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Township of Delta | Eaton | 21,856 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Charlotte, City of | Eaton | 9,074 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Ledge, City of | Eaton | 8,701 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eaton Rapids, City of | Eaton | 5,340 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potterville, City of | Eaton | 2,617 | Community | Groundwater |
| Olivet, City of | Eaton | 1,758 | 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, “Misty Cove Senior Apartments, PWSID MI0004428, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/misty-cove-senior-apartments-mi0004428 (data as of October 1, 2026).