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Clare County, Michigan

Water Systems
139
Population Served
26,948
Total Violations
3,531
111 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

89.2%
Systems with Violations
25.4
Avg Violations per System
3.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (36%)

Compliance Snapshot

Clare 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
Clare, City Of 3,118 6 -
Harrison, City Of 1,100 10 -
Clare Welcome Center 1,000 43 -
Jays Sporting Goods 900 18 -
Thrush's Pit Stop 900 88 -
Farwell, Village Of 871 18 -
Mid-Michigan College 750 23 -
River Valley Well 1& 2 596 6 -
River Valley Pond Well 596 4 -
Church of the Nazarene-Clare 500 12 -
Farwell Ez Mart 500 54 -
Mid-Michigan Health Park 450 3 -
Carrows Supermarket 400 14 -
Shop N Go 400 14 -
VFW Post #1075 400 35 -
Burger King/Harrison W2 400 21 -
Kerns Grocery Store 400 97 -
Cedar Shores 378 5 -
Harrison RV Family Campground 352 8 -
Camp Rotary Kitchen 300 5 -
Camp Rotary Lodge 300 7 -
Camp Rotary Scout Path 300 32 -
Camp Rotary Pike 300 8 -
Camp Rotary - Shop 300 4 -
Clare Beacon and Bridge 300 18 -
Dollar General - Surrey Twp 300 3 -
Lake George Family Campground, LLC Store 292 33 -
Lake George Family Campground 292 0 -
Hidden Hill 280 12 -
Brown Corners Church 275 20 -
Eagle Glen 250 33 -
Dollar General #19545 - Harrison 250 3 -
Our Fathers House 210 16 -
Dodge City Campground 204 6 -
Camp Deer Trails Main 202 3 -
Lake of the Pines Cabins 202 0 -
Snow Snake Mt Ski Area Inc 200 2 -
Mystic Lake Main Well 200 17 -
Lake of the Pines Assoc. Main 200 25 -
Sandy Shores Campground 200 16 -
Mystic Lake/Health Ldg 200 16 -
Crossroads Corner Store 200 13 -
Hunters Paradise 200 29 -
Biggby Coffee - Clare 200 0 -
Lake of the Pines Assoc. 188 4 -
Lake of the Pines Campground 188 3 -
Dollar General #10268 - Farwell 170 17 -
Dollar General #15850 - Lake George 170 12 -
Dollar General #15956 - Lake 170 12 -
Montes Family Rest 150 145 -

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 Clare County? ▼
Clare County has 3,531 total drinking water violations across 139 water systems, of which 111 are health-based violations. 89.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Clare County systems? ▼
Water systems in Clare County serve approximately 26,948 people through 139 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Clare County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Clare County.
What types of water sources supply Clare County? ▼
Water systems in Clare 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. 3.1% of Clare 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.