Public water system · MI2072538
ActiveParma Travel Center-Buddy'S
At a glance
Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S (PWSID MI2072538) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Michigan. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 218 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 583 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 126,981 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 Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S is about 31% below 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 Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S?
EPA lists Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S 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. 197 of the 218 active systems in Jackson County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and March 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | 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.
Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S: frequently asked questions
Who runs Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S?
Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S (PWSID MI2072538) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S serve?
Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Jackson County, Michigan.
Where does Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S 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 Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Parma Travel Center-Buddy'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | Jackson | 33,165 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Summit Township | Jackson | 25,355 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blackman Township | Jackson | 21,222 | Community | Purchased groundwater under influence |
| Mdot - Sandstone, R819 | Jackson | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Grass Lake, R818 | Jackson | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grass Lake | Jackson | 1,986 | 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, “Parma Travel Center-Buddy'S, PWSID MI2072538, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/parma-travel-center-buddy-s-mi2072538 (data as of October 1, 2026).