Public water system · MI2004767
ActivePine River Jr-Sr High
At a glance
Pine River Jr-Sr High (PWSID MI2004767) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Osceola County, Michigan. It reports serving 820 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 January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
820
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pine River Jr-Sr High compare with other water systems in Osceola County?
By EPA's size categories, Pine River Jr-Sr High is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Osceola County has 92 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 247 people per system, and accounts for 3.6% of the 22,697 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 Pine River Jr-Sr High is about twice 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 Pine River Jr-Sr High?
EPA lists Pine River Jr-Sr High 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. 85 of the 92 active systems in Osceola County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Pine River Jr-Sr High have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and January 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | 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 |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | 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 |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | 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.
Pine River Jr-Sr High: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pine River Jr-Sr High?
Pine River Jr-Sr High (PWSID MI2004767) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Pine River Jr-Sr High serve?
Pine River Jr-Sr High reports serving 820 people through 2 service connections in Osceola County, Michigan.
Where does Pine River Jr-Sr High 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 Pine River Jr-Sr High have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Pine River Jr-Sr High'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 January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pine River Jr-Sr High's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pine River Jr-Sr High 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 Osceola County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed City, City of | Osceola | 2,425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Evart, City of | Osceola | 1,742 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bluetriton Brands Inc. | Osceola | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Evart Wells 7 & 13 for Bottling | Osceola | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sears Ez Mart | Osceola | 865 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Tustin, R305 | Osceola | 825 | 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, “Pine River Jr-Sr High, PWSID MI2004767, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/pine-river-jr-sr-high-mi2004767 (data as of October 1, 2026).