Public water system · MI2019177
ActiveO-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry
At a glance
O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry (PWSID MI2019177) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It reports serving 75 people through 3 service connections. 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 July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry compare with other water systems in Schoolcraft County?
By EPA's size categories, O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Schoolcraft County has 66 active public water systems. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 7,736 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 O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry is well 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 O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry?
EPA lists O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry 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. 45 of the 66 active systems in Schoolcraft County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | 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 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | 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.
O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry: frequently asked questions
Who runs O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry?
O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry (PWSID MI2019177) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry serve?
O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry reports serving 75 people through 3 service connections in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.
Where does O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry 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 O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry 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 July 2022. 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 O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry'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 July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry 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 Schoolcraft County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistique | Schoolcraft | 3,197 | Community | Surface water |
| Dnr-Indian Lake South Shore Cg | Schoolcraft | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Germfask Township | Schoolcraft | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Manistique River R.P., P211 | Schoolcraft | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot P210 Green School Rp | Schoolcraft | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blaney Park Quick Stop | Schoolcraft | 200 | 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, “O-N Minerals (Mi)/Carmeuse Lime - Quarry, PWSID MI2019177, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/o-n-minerals-mi-carmeuse-lime-quarry-mi2019177 (data as of October 1, 2026).