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Water system · PWSID MI0000440

BATES TOWNSHIP

IRON RIVER, MI · ~921 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0000440

State

Michigan

City

IRON RIVER

Population served

921

Primary source

Groundwater

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

14

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

40

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2023. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2022 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jan 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Aug 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2003 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Nov 2000 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1996 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1995 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF May 2023
  • State action · SIA May 2022
  • State action · SIE May 2022
  • State action · SOX May 2022
  • State action · SIF Jan 2013
  • State action · SOX Jan 2013
  • State action · SIA Jan 2013
  • State action · SIE Jan 2013

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0000440 — 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.