Public water system · MI2020971
ActiveSand Bay Trading Co
At a glance
Sand Bay Trading Co (PWSID MI2020971) is an active transient non-community water system in Presque Isle County, Michigan. It reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sand Bay Trading Co compare with other water systems in Presque Isle County?
By EPA's size categories, Sand Bay Trading Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Presque Isle County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is about 27% below the county average of 164 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 8,186 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 Sand Bay Trading Co is about 17% 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 Sand Bay Trading Co?
EPA lists Sand Bay Trading Co 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. 36 of the 50 active systems in Presque Isle County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Sand Bay Trading Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and October 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | 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 |
| 2021-01-01 | 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 |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Sand Bay Trading Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sand Bay Trading Co?
Sand Bay Trading Co (PWSID MI2020971) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sand Bay Trading Co serve?
Sand Bay Trading Co reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Presque Isle County, Michigan.
Where does Sand Bay Trading Co 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 Sand Bay Trading Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Sand Bay Trading Co'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sand Bay Trading Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sand Bay Trading Co 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 Presque Isle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers City, City of | Presque Isle | 2,827 | Community | Groundwater |
| Onaway, City of | Presque Isle | 880 | Community | Groundwater |
| Knaebe'S Mmmunchy Krunchy Apple Farm | Presque Isle | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dnr-Hoeft State Park | Presque Isle | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Posen, Village of | Presque Isle | 234 | Community | Groundwater |
| Millersburg, Village of | Presque Isle | 206 | 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, “Sand Bay Trading Co, PWSID MI2020971, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/sand-bay-trading-co-mi2020971 (data as of October 1, 2026).