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Benzie County, Michigan

Water Systems
113
Population Served
25,693
Total Violations
1,325
130 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

71.7%
Systems with Violations
11.7
Avg Violations per System
9.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (44%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (18) One or more violations (32)

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
Frankfort, City Of 1,286 38 -
West Side Community Church - Youth Activ 950 0 -
Benzie High/Middle School 800 19 -
Benzie High/Middle School - Alt Ed. Buil 800 0 -
Almira Township Hall & Park 750 4 -
Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa 700 128 -
Turtle Lake Campground 700 5 -
Turtle Lake Campground - 400 700 0 -
Congregational Summer Assembly 650 12 -
Wesco #24 600 9 -
Benzonia Village Of 511 45 -
Lake Ann Camp 500 27 -
Slbe Platte River Cg Pr1p 500 10 -
Lake Ann Camp - Campground 500 28 -
Timberline Gas Station (Store #263) 500 15 -
Lake Ann Camp - Ironwood 500 0 -
Lake Ann Camp - Charlevoix 500 0 -
Timberline Campground Inc. 473 2 -
Timberline Campground Inc. 2 473 0 -
Thompsonville, Village Of 438 51 -
Platte River Inn 400 2 -
Dollar General - Frankfort 400 0 -
Beulah, Village Of 380 156 -
Elberta, Village Of 372 33 -
Mountain View Mini-Mart 350 0 -
Sweet's Bar & Grill 300 8 -
Old Almira Township Hall & Library 300 10 -
Lake Ann UMC 300 4 -
Betsie River Campsite 300 3 -
Mudgie's 300 16 -
New Covenant Christian Academy 299 22 -
Interlochen Eagles Campground 264 10 -
Lake Ann Elementary 260 0 -
Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theater 250 0 -
Dollar General - Interlochen (Dg-25359) 240 0 -
Mountain Valley Campground 230 3 -
Baymont Inn & Suites - Beulah 215 9 -
Blaine Christian Church 215 2 -
DNR-Platte River Fish Hatchery 200 6 -
The Manitou Restaurant 200 9 -
Benzonia Township Park 200 0 -
Frankfort Crystal Lake RV Resort 200 0 -
Homestead Hills Elementary School 200 9 -
Camp Leelanau/Kohahna - Camp Headquarter 200 0 -
Inn at Water Vale 180 12 -
Smeltzer Orchards 180 0 -
St. Andrews Church 180 6 -
Inn at Water Vale - Margaret 180 0 -
Inn at Water Vale - Mary Ellen/Irish/Cec 180 0 -
Inn at Water Vale - Johanna 180 0 -

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Benzie County?
Benzie County has 1,325 total drinking water violations across 113 water systems, of which 130 are health-based violations. 71.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Benzie County systems?
Water systems in Benzie County serve approximately 25,693 people through 113 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Benzie County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Benzie County.
What types of water sources supply Benzie County?
Water systems in Benzie 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. 9.8% of Benzie 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.

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.