Public water system · MI2015867
ActiveSears Ez Mart
At a glance
Sears Ez Mart (PWSID MI2015867) is an active transient non-community water system in Osceola County, Michigan. It reports serving 865 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
865
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sears Ez Mart compare with other water systems in Osceola County?
By EPA's size categories, Sears Ez Mart is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Osceola County has 92 active public water systems, and Sears Ez Mart is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.5 times the county average of 247 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sears Ez Mart is about 6 times 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 Sears Ez Mart?
EPA lists Sears Ez Mart 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 Sears Ez Mart have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sears Ez Mart: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sears Ez Mart?
Sears Ez Mart (PWSID MI2015867) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sears Ez Mart serve?
Sears Ez Mart reports serving 865 people through 1 service connection in Osceola County, Michigan.
Where does Sears Ez Mart 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 Sears Ez Mart have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Sears Ez Mart'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sears Ez Mart's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sears Ez Mart 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 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 |
| Mdot - Tustin, R305 | Osceola | 825 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pine River Jr-Sr High | Osceola | 820 | Non-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, “Sears Ez Mart, PWSID MI2015867, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/sears-ez-mart-mi2015867 (data as of October 1, 2026).