CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ALPENA

ALPENA, MI · ~5,839 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0000170

State

Michigan

City

ALPENA

Population served

5,839

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2021. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Mar 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2003 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 2001 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIA Jan 2021
State action · SOX Dec 2020
State action · SIF Dec 2020
State action · SIE Nov 2019
State action · SIA Nov 2019
State action · SIE Nov 2019
State action · SIA Nov 2019
State action · SOX Sep 2019

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0000170 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.