SAULT STE MARIE

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI · ~14,689 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0005950

State

Michigan

City

SAULT STE. MARIE

Population served

14,689

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

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2020 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0400 health-based began Mar 2020 Resolved

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2020 Resolved

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

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

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jun 2021
State action · SIA Oct 2020
State action · SIE Oct 2020
State action · SOX Sep 2020
State action · SFM Sep 2020
State action · SIE Sep 2020
State action · SIA Sep 2020
State action · SOX Aug 2020

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 Oct 2022

0.774 · max 3.59 mg/L · 11

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 MI0005950 — 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.