Public water system · MI2021252
ActiveUps
At a glance
Ups (PWSID MI2021252) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Marquette County, Ohio. It reports serving 50 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 April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ups compare with other water systems in Marquette County?
By EPA's size categories, Ups is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marquette County has 1 active public water system, and Ups is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 50 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 50 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Ups 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. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,446 Ohio systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ups?
EPA lists Ups 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Marquette County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Ups have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Ups: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ups?
Ups (PWSID MI2021252) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Ups serve?
Ups reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Marquette County, Ohio.
Where does Ups 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 Ups 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 April 2023. 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 Ups' 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 April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ups' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ups is a non-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.
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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, “Ups, PWSID MI2021252, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/ups-mi2021252 (data as of October 1, 2026).