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Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Water Systems
180
Population Served
57,994
Total Violations
8,262
127 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

87.2%
Systems with Violations
45.9
Avg Violations per System
1.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
47 systems (26%)
SW
3 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

Grand Traverse Michigan water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (8) One or more violations (42)

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
Traverse City 14,532 8 Clean
Garfield Charter Township 12,899 4 Clean
East Bay Charter Township 3,720 12 Detected
Blair Township 2,788 2 -
Peninsula Township 1,790 2 -
Kingsley, Village Of 1,657 91 -
Kings Court Mobile Home Park 1,200 9 -
Christ the King Church 1,000 39 -
Interlochen Center for the Arts 750 1 -
Meadowlane Mobile Home Park 650 21 -
Timber Ridge Resort - Campground 600 61 -
Boathouse Restaurant 520 4 -
Materne North America 500 168 -
McDonald's of Acme 500 54 -
Sara Lee 450 13 -
Tcaps - Long Lake Elem School 410 24 -
Silver Shores Mobile Home Park 360 13 -
Old Mission Peninsula School 350 138 -
Tcaps - Westwoods Elem School 350 103 -
Jolly Pumpkin Restaurant & Brewery 325 14 -
New Hope Community Church 305 23 -
New Hope Comm. Ch. Youth Center 305 27 -
Speedway #8700 (Williamsburg) 300 0 -
Edge 72 288 0 -
Tcaps - Silver Lake Elem School 270 9 -
Ez Mart - Fife Lake 265 0 -
Boone's Long Lake Inn 250 27 -
Elmbrook Golf Course 250 65 -
Physician's Realty Group LLC 250 4 -
Tcaps - Courtade Elem School 208 138 -
Dollar General #30738 (Williamsburg) 205 0 -
Ranch Rudolf 200 5 -
Interlochen Golf Course 200 91 -
The Gym 200 76 -
Church of the Living God 200 111 -
Bay Meadows Golf Course 200 47 -
Stone Hound Brewing 186 0 -
Woodland School 180 215 -
Traverse Bay Mennonite Church 173 0 -
Nmcaa Preschool (Interlochen) 170 10 -
Fife Lake Elementary 166 148 -
Wendy's - Interlochen 165 0 -
Dollar General #25880 (Long Lake Twp) 155 6 -
Suburban Estates MHP 150 18 -
Whitewater Twp Park Campground 150 8 -
Bayview Inn Restaurant 150 114 -
Interlochen Plaza East 150 62 -
Grand Traverse Bay YMCA 150 14 -
42nd Street Plaza 130 397 -
Ez Mart - Courtade 130 0 -

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 Grand Traverse County? ▼
Grand Traverse County has 8,262 total drinking water violations across 180 water systems, of which 127 are health-based violations. 87.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Grand Traverse County systems? ▼
Water systems in Grand Traverse County serve approximately 57,994 people through 180 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Grand Traverse County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Grand Traverse County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Grand Traverse County? ▼
Water systems in Grand Traverse County use GW (47 systems), SW (3 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. 1.5% of Grand Traverse 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.