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Gogebic County, Michigan

Water Systems
45
Population Served
14,289
Total Violations
814
270 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

80.0%
Systems with Violations
18.1
Avg Violations per System
33.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
44 systems (98%)
SW
1 system (2%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (9) One or more violations (36)

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
Ironwood 5,387 2 Clean
Wakefield 1,808 25 -
Bessemer 1,619 16 -
Gun Barrell Lodge 600 18 -
Watersmeet Township 575 70 -
Bessemer Township 551 33 -
Ironwood Township 474 26 -
Marenisco Township 430 33 -
Caribou Lodge 200 7 -
Gogebic Range Water Auth 177 14 -
Lake Gogebic County Park 150 15 -
Ottawa Nf - Clark Lake-Day Use Bldg 150 12 -
Snowriver Mountain Resort 150 9 -
Tamarou-Lufthausen Townhouses 3 140 29 -
Tamarou-Lufthausen Townhouses 4 140 0 -
DNR - Lake Gogebic State Park 125 14 -
Ottawa Nf - Black River Harbor Rec Area 122 16 -
Gogebic Lodge, Ltd. 114 24 -
Driftwood Properties LLC. 100 25 -
DNR-Porcupine Mtn S-Presque Isle 100 24 -
Driftwood Properties LLC. 100 0 -
Little Girl's Point County Park 70 0 -
Bear's Nine Pines Resort 60 12 -
U of Notre Dame - Dormitory 60 0 -
Gogebic - Iron County Airport 60 5 -
Extreme Tool & Engineering 60 30 -
Hautala's Tavern 50 65 -
Cisco Lakeside Cabins, Bar, and Grill 50 53 -
Thousand Island Lake Resort 50 2 -
Root Cellar 50 51 -
Root Cellar 2 50 0 -
Powdermill Resort, Inc 50 54 -
Norrie Park 50 0 -
North Shore Campground 42 4 -
West Shore Resort 40 29 -
Ottawa Nf - Sylvania 1 Dump Station 40 14 -
Ottawa Nf - Sylvania 2 - Campground 40 0 -
U. of Notre Dame - Winter House 40 2 -
U. of Notre Dame - Laboratory 40 0 -
U of Notre Dame - Dorm C 40 0 -
Mdot - Gateway Park 30 12 -
Mdot - Watersmeet 30 11 -
Wind Drift Resort 25 11 -
Rogers Bar 25 16 -
Finn and Feather Northwoods Cuisine 25 31 -

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 Gogebic County? ▼
Gogebic County has 814 total drinking water violations across 45 water systems, of which 270 are health-based violations. 80.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Gogebic County systems? ▼
Water systems in Gogebic County serve approximately 14,289 people through 45 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Gogebic County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Gogebic County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Gogebic County? ▼
Water systems in Gogebic County use GW (44 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. 33.2% of Gogebic 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.