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Allegan County, Michigan

Water Systems
318
Population Served
110,806
Total Violations
5,441
776 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

87.4%
Systems with Violations
17.1
Avg Violations per System
14.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
49 systems (15%)
SW
1 system (0%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
40.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Allegan Michigan water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (9) One or more violations (41)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Allegan 5,930 18 Clean
Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority 5,000 102 Clean
Wayland 4,435 25 Clean
Otsego 4,120 3 Detected
Plainwell 3,998 9 Clean
Bittersweet Ski Resort Inc 3,500 7 -
Laketown Township 3,200 0 -
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #1 2,500 2 -
Fennville 2,438 18 -
US 131 Motorsports Park 2,000 44 -
Mdot - Saugatuck, R727 1,800 3 -
Mdot - Glenn, R726 1,800 8 -
Jbs Packerland 1,500 91 -
Lake Doster 1,492 26 -
Otsego Township 1,133 12 -
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #4 1,000 3 -
Speedway 1,000 85 -
Camp Beechpoint 1,000 3 -
Camp Beechpoint, Inc. 1,000 0 -
Hamilton High School Pool 1,000 5 -
Camp Beechpoint 1,000 0 -
Hamilton Middle School 900 6 -
J & H Oil Co - Hamilton 900 24 -
Hamilton Middle School 900 5 -
Dorr Moose Lodge 900 30 -
Sun Retreats Gun Lake 900 13 -
Sun Retreats Gun Lake 900 0 -
Hamilton High School 875 0 -
Dorr Elementary 800 61 -
Martin Marathon 800 13 -
Tri-Ponds Family Camp Resort 800 9 -
Burnips Marathon 800 0 -
Tri-Ponds Family Camp Resort (Seasonal) 799 0 -
Martin 785 29 -
Sandy Pines Wilderness Trls #3 762 4 -
J & H Oil Co - Otsego West End Mobil Mar 750 3 -
Hunters Glen 700 1 -
Doster Country Store 700 51 -
Jensen's RV Park 700 25 -
M-89 Shell 700 17 -
Hopkins High School 600 3 -
Cd Quik Mart 600 0 -
North Pointe Church 600 6 -
Paris Ridge Elementary School 550 0 -
Otsego Moose- Campground 500 19 -
Town & Country Supermarket - Gun Lake 500 11 -
Short Stop 500 21 -
Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant 500 10 -
Otsego Moose Lodge 345 500 17 -
Oval Beach Concession Stand 500 23 -

Other Counties in Michigan

Wayne County
55 systems · 1,774,820 served · 1,141 violations
Oakland County
742 systems · 1,147,613 served · 21,952 violations
Macomb County
93 systems · 830,956 served · 2,728 violations
Kent County
407 systems · 616,574 served · 4,140 violations
Washtenaw County
264 systems · 420,450 served · 6,092 violations
Genesee County
397 systems · 335,433 served · 13,553 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Allegan County? ▼
Allegan County has 5,441 total drinking water violations across 318 water systems, of which 776 are health-based violations. 87.4% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Allegan County systems? ▼
Water systems in Allegan County serve approximately 110,806 people through 318 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Allegan County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Allegan County, 2 had PFAS detected (40.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Allegan County? ▼
Water systems in Allegan County use GW (49 systems), SW (1 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 14.3% of Allegan County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.