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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MI2020621

Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth)

Escanaba, Michigan 49829 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 68 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

68
People served
1,313
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,313 drinking-water violations at Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) - above the Michigan per-system average.

1,313
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
68
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth)

Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 68 residents in Escanaba, Michigan (Delta County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,313 total violations for this system , of which 5 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,308 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 34 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Michigan, EPA tracks 10,959 public water systems serving 9,098,093 people, with 255,201 cumulative violations and 31,467 health-based violations on record. About 86% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 23.3 violations. Statewide, 87 of 318 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (27.4%).

Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth)'s 1,313 violations sit above the Michigan average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
68
Total Violations
1,313
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Delta
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
1,308
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 34 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 30 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 30 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 30 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 30 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 30 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 30 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 30 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 30 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 30 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 30 2011
Toluene MR 30 2011
Styrene MR 30 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 30 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 30 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 30 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 30 2011
Benzene MR 30 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 30 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 30 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 30 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 30 2011
Endrin MR 29 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 29 2011
Methoxychlor MR 29 2011
Dinoseb MR 29 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 29 2011
Carbofuran MR 29 2011
Heptachlor epoxide MR 29 2011
2,4-D MR 29 2011

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth).

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MI2020621 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Michigan Drinking Water Authority

Michigan EGLE, Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MI regulator portal

Source: Michigan EGLE, Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 34 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 3100
2011 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2380
2011 Xylenes, Total MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2955
2011 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2968
2011 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2969
2011 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2980
2011 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2981
2011 Carbon tetrachloride MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2982
2011 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2983
2011 Trichloroethylene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2984
2011 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2985
2011 Toluene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2991
2011 Styrene MR 30 SDWIS / MI2020621 / 2996

How Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,313 23.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 2.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 27.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 68 830 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 10,959 regulated public water systems in Michigan.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) water safe to drink? ▼
Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) (PWS ID: MI2020621) has 1313 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 68 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) serve? ▼
Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) serves 68 people in Escanaba, Michigan. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) have? ▼
Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) has 1,313 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,308 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) use? ▼
Country Schoolhouse Day Care (Danforth) 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.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.