BUCHANAN

BUCHANAN, MI · ~4,871 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0000960

State

Michigan

City

BUCHANAN

Population served

4,871

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2020. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Apr 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Apr 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Mar 2008 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2005 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Aug 2003 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Apr 1998 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jun 2020
State action · SIE Dec 2019
State action · SIA Dec 2019
State action · SIF Jun 2014
State action · SOX Sep 2013
State action · SIA Sep 2013
State action · SIE Sep 2013
State action · SIE Sep 2013

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jul 2023

0.401 · max 0.401 mg/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0000960 — 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.