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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MI2033680

Honee Bear Canning

Lawton, Michigan 49065 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 110 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

110
People served
421
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 421 drinking-water violations at Honee Bear Canning, 1% of them health-based - above the Michigan per-system average.

421
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
110
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Honee Bear Canning

Honee Bear Canning is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 110 residents in Lawton, Michigan (Van Buren County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 421 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 418 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 19 violations (MON). 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%).

Honee Bear Canning's 421 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
110
Total Violations
421
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
4
County
Van Buren
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
418
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2010
Nitrate MR 8 2022
Barium MR 7 2014
Cadmium MR 7 2014
Chromium MR 7 2014
Mercury MR 7 2014
Antimony, Total MR 7 2014
Beryllium, Total MR 7 2014
Thallium, Total MR 7 2014
Endrin MR 7 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 7 2011
Toxaphene MR 7 2011
Picloram MR 7 2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 7 2011
Carbofuran MR 7 2011
LASSO MR 7 2011
2,4,5-TP MR 7 2011
Pentachlorophenol MR 7 2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 7 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 7 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 7 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 7 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 7 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 7 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 7 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 Honee Bear Canning.

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 MI2033680 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 Honee Bear Canning 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 8000
2024 E. COLI MR 1 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 3014
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 5000
2022 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1040
2014 Barium MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1010
2014 Cadmium MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1015
2014 Chromium MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1020
2014 Mercury MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1035
2014 Antimony, Total MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1074
2014 Beryllium, Total MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1075
2014 Thallium, Total MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1085
2014 Selenium MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1045
2014 CYANIDE MR 7 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1024
2014 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / MI2033680 / 1036

How Honee Bear Canning Compares

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

Metric Honee Bear Canning Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 421 23.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 110 830 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 Honee Bear Canning water safe to drink? ▼
Honee Bear Canning (PWS ID: MI2033680) has 421 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 110 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Honee Bear Canning serve? ▼
Honee Bear Canning serves 110 people in Lawton, Michigan. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does Honee Bear Canning have? ▼
Honee Bear Canning has 421 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 418 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Honee Bear Canning water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Honee Bear Canning under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Honee Bear Canning use? ▼
Honee Bear Canning 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.