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Genesee County, Michigan

Water Systems
397
Population Served
335,433
Total Violations
13,553
1,541 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 13 tested

Violation Analysis

95.7%
Systems with Violations
34.1
Avg Violations per System
11.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
37 systems (9%)
SW
13 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

13
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
38.5%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
Flint, City Of 81,252 48 Clean
Genesee County Water System 73,726 30 Clean
Burton, City Of 21,000 59 Clean
Charter Township of Grand Blanc 21,000 22 Clean
Fenton, City Of 11,746 17 Detected
Beecher Metropolitan District 9,400 13 Clean
Genesee Township 8,473 9 Clean
Flushing, City Of 8,311 12 Clean
Grand Blanc, City Of 8,276 15 Clean
Swartz Creek, City Of 5,800 42 Clean
Davison, City Of 5,000 4 Clean
Linden, City Of 4,150 47 Clean
Outdoor Adventures Lakeshore Resort 3,196 21 -
Mount Morris, City Of 3,086 20 Clean
Hurley Medical Center 2,750 0 -
Clio, City Of 2,515 104 -
Speedway 1,700 17 -
Montrose, City Of 1,657 62 -
Outdoor Adventures Lakeshore Resort 1,397 38 -
McLaren Flint Hospital 1,300 0 -
Speedway #8386 #11 1,250 21 -
Thompson Bp #901801 1,248 46 -
Speedway #8591 - Grand Blanc 1,215 7 -
Mdot - Fenton, R624 1,000 6 -
Lake Park Village Condominiums 900 97 -
Otisville, Village Of 864 272 -
The River Church 800 23 -
Kearsley Armstong Middle School 773 53 -
Faith Baptist Church & School - Davison 700 51 -
Lakeville High School 600 24 -
Lake Fenton Middle School 600 55 -
Goodrich Oaktree Elementary 600 23 -
Lake Fenton High School 580 31 -
Goodrich Middle School 557 24 -
Grand Blanc Lanes 500 25 -
Lakeville Middle School 500 14 -
Cummings Ctr #3/Dairy Barn 500 17 -
Outdoor Adventures Whispering Knolls 500 31 -
Pine Ridge Mobile Home Community 490 40 -
Lake Fenton West Shore Elementary 488 69 -
Refuge Temple Church of Flint 450 47 -
Lake Fenton Torrey Hill Intermediate 450 63 -
Kearsley- Fiedler School 436 57 -
Goodrich Reid Elementary 435 28 -
Calvary Presbyterian Church 425 16 -
Goodrich High School 420 42 -
Emmanuel Baptist Church 412 10 -
Swartz Creek Meadows 400 113 -
Davison Schools- Florence M Siple Elem 400 26 -
Davison Gates Elementary School 400 39 -

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
Kalamazoo County
195 systems · 286,536 served · 2,453 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Genesee County? ▼
Genesee County has 13,553 total drinking water violations across 397 water systems, of which 1,541 are health-based violations. 95.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Genesee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Genesee County serve approximately 335,433 people through 397 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Genesee County water? ▼
Of 13 water systems tested for PFAS in Genesee County, 5 had PFAS detected (38.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Genesee County? ▼
Water systems in Genesee County use GW (37 systems), SW (13 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. 11.4% of Genesee 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.