Public water system · MI0006073
ActiveSims-Whitney Utilities Auth.
At a glance
Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. (PWSID MI0006073) is an active community water system in Arenac County, Michigan. It reports serving 5,815 people through 1,731 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,815
Service connections
1,731
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. compare with other water systems in Arenac County?
By EPA's size categories, Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Arenac County has 65 active public water systems, and Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18 times the county average of 317 people per system, and accounts for 28% of the 20,612 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. is about 13% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 262 Michigan systems (2.5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.?
EPA lists Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. as owned by a local government. 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. 9 of the 65 active systems in Arenac County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and June 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | 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.
Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.?
Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. (PWSID MI0006073) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. serve?
Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. reports serving 5,815 people through 1,731 service connections in Arenac County, Michigan.
Where does Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. 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 Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth. must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Arenac County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standish, City of | Arenac | 1,509 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mdot - Alger Rest Area, R625 | Arenac | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Au Gres, City of | Arenac | 945 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Standish-Sterling Central Elem | Arenac | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Whites Canoe Livery Well | Arenac | 660 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Whites Canoe Livery | Arenac | 660 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Sims-Whitney Utilities Auth., PWSID MI0006073, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/sims-whitney-utilities-auth-mi0006073 (data as of October 1, 2026).