Public water system · MI2013521
ActiveRapid River Schools
At a glance
Rapid River Schools (PWSID MI2013521) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Delta County, Michigan. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rapid River Schools compare with other water systems in Delta County?
By EPA's size categories, Rapid River Schools is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delta County has 64 active public water systems, and Rapid River Schools is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 411 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 26,294 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 Rapid River Schools is roughly in line with 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 Rapid River Schools?
EPA lists Rapid River Schools 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. 53 of the 64 active systems in Delta County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Rapid River Schools have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2011. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Xylenes, Total. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | 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.
Rapid River Schools: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rapid River Schools?
Rapid River Schools (PWSID MI2013521) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Rapid River Schools serve?
Rapid River Schools reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Delta County, Michigan.
Where does Rapid River Schools 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 Rapid River Schools 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 January 2011. 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 Rapid River Schools' 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 January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rapid River Schools' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rapid River Schools 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 Delta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba | Delta | 12,941 | Community | Surface water |
| Gladstone | Delta | 4,632 | Community | Surface water |
| Mdot - Hyde Rest Area | Delta | 840 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Billerud Escanaba LLC - Main Mill | Delta | 830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Solbergs Buck Inn | Delta | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ford River Township | Delta | 385 | 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, “Rapid River Schools, PWSID MI2013521, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/rapid-river-schools-mi2013521 (data as of October 1, 2026).