Public water system · MI2022169
ActiveTrailside Creamery
At a glance
Trailside Creamery (PWSID MI2022169) is an active transient non-community water system in Otsego County, Michigan. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Trailside Creamery compare with other water systems in Otsego County?
By EPA's size categories, Trailside Creamery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 175 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 20,844 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 Trailside Creamery is about half of 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 Trailside Creamery?
EPA lists Trailside Creamery 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. 104 of the 119 active systems in Otsego County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Trailside Creamery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and July 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Trailside Creamery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trailside Creamery?
Trailside Creamery (PWSID MI2022169) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Trailside Creamery serve?
Trailside Creamery reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Otsego County, Michigan.
Where does Trailside Creamery 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 Trailside Creamery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Trailside Creamery'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Trailside Creamery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trailside Creamery 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 Otsego County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord, City of | Otsego | 3,629 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Loon Lake Rest Area, R405 | Otsego | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gaylord Evangelical Free Church | Otsego | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mdot - Vanderbilt Rest Area | Otsego | 866 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hilltop Marathon | Otsego | 809 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Waters Ez Mart | Otsego | 600 | 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, “Trailside Creamery, PWSID MI2022169, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/trailside-creamery-mi2022169 (data as of October 1, 2026).