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BENTON HARBOR

BENTON HARBOR, MI · ~9,103 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0000600

State

Michigan

City

BENTON HARBOR

Population served

9,103

Primary source

Surface water

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

221

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

16

Health-based

131

Enforcement actions

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

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2022 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Dec 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 0600 began Sep 2021 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Sep 2021 Resolved
Other · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2021 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Sep 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Sep 2021 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Aug 2023
  • State action · SOX Jul 2023
  • State action · SIF Jun 2023
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jun 2023
  • State action · SOX May 2023
  • State action · SIA Apr 2023
  • State action · SIE Apr 2023
  • State action · SOX Jun 2022

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0000600 — 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.