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Barry County, Michigan

Water Systems
192
Population Served
47,248
Total Violations
5,993
693 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

95.3%
Systems with Violations
31.2
Avg Violations per System
11.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (26%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
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

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

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (47)

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
Hastings 7,350 41 Clean
Middleville 3,309 64 Detected
Walmart #2620 2,000 65 -
Nashville 1,628 16 Clean
Rpm1 Petroleum 850 72 -
DNR-Ysra-Day Use Beach/Conc/Roosevelt 800 16 -
Thornapple Valley Church 800 22 -
Speedway 800 15 -
Winding Creek Camp Dining Hall 728 57 -
Winding Creek Camp 2 728 2 -
Winding Creek Camp Poolhouse 728 4 -
Yankee Springs Meadows 710 101 -
Woodland Express 700 8 -
Yankee Springs Township 660 40 -
Kellogg Community College-Fehsenfeld Ctr 650 3 -
Corewell Health Pennock Hospital 610 0 -
Peace Church - Middleville 600 42 -
Kerpa Inc 600 193 -
Thornapple Lake Estates 538 15 -
First Baptist Church of Middleville 500 9 -
Freeport 483 566 -
McTi 460 20 -
Bob's Gun and Tackle Shop Inc 400 109 -
Goldsworthy's Marathon 400 44 -
Flexfab Hastings Main 350 26 -
Flexfab Hastings Shop 350 0 -
Thornapple Manor 328 22 -
Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant 300 16 -
Express Stop #4692 300 29 -
Shady Shores Association 300 13 -
DNR-Ysra-Gun Lake Cg 300 16 -
Goldsworthy's Marathon 300 45 -
Grace Community Church-Nashville 300 3 -
Gaca 300 12 -
Tractor Supply Company 300 82 -
First Presbyterian Church-Hastings 300 8 -
Dar Development, LLC 300 2 -
Bay Pointe Woods West 300 19 -
Shady Shores Association 2 300 3 -
Cedar Creek Bible Church 293 49 -
Barry Township 260 15 -
Camp Manitou-Lin - Lodge 250 14 -
Historic Charlton Park - Snack Bar 250 19 -
Lakewood United Methodist Church 250 16 -
Middleville Tool and Die 250 86 -
Yankee Springs Marathon 250 71 -
Dollar General #6471 - Delton 250 7 -
Dollar General #20266 - Orangeville 250 0 -
Wesley Woods Lodge 240 49 -
Kilpatrick United Brethren Church 230 25 -

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 Barry County? ▼
Barry County has 5,993 total drinking water violations across 192 water systems, of which 693 are health-based violations. 95.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Barry County systems? ▼
Water systems in Barry County serve approximately 47,248 people through 192 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Barry County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Barry County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Barry County? ▼
Water systems in Barry County use GW (50 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. 11.6% of Barry 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.