Stepping Stones Learning Ctr

How does Stepping Stones Learning Ctr compare with other water systems in Lenawee County?

By EPA's size categories, Stepping Stones Learning Ctr is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lenawee County has 182 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 437 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 79,516 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 Stepping Stones Learning Ctr is well below 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 Stepping Stones Learning Ctr?

EPA lists Stepping Stones Learning Ctr 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. 162 of the 182 active systems in Lenawee County (89%) are also privately owned.