Public water system · MI2025869
ActiveWaters End Cafe
At a glance
Waters End Cafe (PWSID MI2025869) is an active transient non-community water system in Otsego County, Michigan. It reports serving 25 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 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Waters End Cafe compare with other water systems in Otsego County?
By EPA's size categories, Waters End Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 175 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% 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 Waters End Cafe is well 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 Waters End Cafe?
EPA lists Waters End Cafe 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 Waters End Cafe 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 2022. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Waters End Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Waters End Cafe?
Waters End Cafe (PWSID MI2025869) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Waters End Cafe serve?
Waters End Cafe reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Otsego County, Michigan.
Where does Waters End Cafe 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 Waters End Cafe 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 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 Waters End Cafe'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 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Waters End Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Waters End Cafe 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, “Waters End Cafe, PWSID MI2025869, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/waters-end-cafe-mi2025869 (data as of October 1, 2026).