Question 1

Is Big Bay de Noc School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Big Bay de Noc School (PWS ID: MI2013421) has 54 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 200 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Big Bay de Noc School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Big Bay de Noc School serves 200 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cooks or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cooks, Michigan.

Question 3

What type of violations does Big Bay de Noc School have?

Accepted Answer

Big Bay de Noc School has 54 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 51 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Big Bay de Noc School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Big Bay de Noc School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Big Bay de Noc School use?

Accepted Answer

Big Bay de Noc School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does Big Bay de Noc School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Big Bay de Noc School has 54 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 41% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 59% of that cohort has fewer violations than Big Bay de Noc School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	5	2020
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	2	1999
Picloram	MR	2	2011
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2011
Endrin	MR	2	2011
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2011
Simazine	MR	2	2011
Aldicarb	MR	2	2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2011
OXAMYL	MR	2	2011
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2011
Chlordane	MR	2	2011
2,4-D	MR	2	2011
Carbofuran	MR	2	2011
LASSO	MR	2	2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2011
Atrazine	MR	2	2011
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2011
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2011
Dinoseb	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor	MR	2	2011
Toxaphene	MR	2	2011
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	2011

Big Bay de Noc School

Big Bay de Noc School standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Big Bay de Noc School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count