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Iron County, Michigan

Water Systems
29
Population Served
13,443
Total Violations
922
371 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

93.1%
Systems with Violations
31.8
Avg Violations per System
40.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
29 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (27)

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
Iron River 3,019 77 -
Crystal Falls 1,922 48 -
Caspian 997 72 -
Crystal Falls Township - Lind 990 21 -
Bates Township 921 45 -
Stambaugh Township-West Brule 580 11 -
Pentoga Park 540 11 -
Iron River Township-Beechwood 440 25 -
Usfs - Ottawa Nf - Nesbit Lake Org Camp 400 19 -
Gaastra 376 93 -
Hematite Township 350 85 -
Crystal Falls Twp - Townline 350 28 -
Iron River Township-Nash 340 9 -
Stambaugh Township-Indian Lake 290 10 -
Iron River Township-Ryden Road 290 13 -
Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake 230 11 -
Geo. Young Rec. Complex, W.#1 200 15 -
Ottawa Nf - Lake Ottawa Rec Area 200 7 -
Alpha 198 135 -
Mdot - Alpha Roadside Park 150 6 -
Camp Christine 120 12 -
Snipe Lake Pub & Grill 100 17 -
Wisc Elec Power Co-Site 20 100 1 -
Chungs Bar and Grill 80 0 -
Way Dam Resort 65 25 -
Crystal Falls Spring 50 56 -
Ski Brule (Homestead) 50 55 -
Wisconsin Electric Pwr-Mtn Lk 50 0 -
Mission Bible Training Center 45 15 -

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 Iron County? ▼
Iron County has 922 total drinking water violations across 29 water systems, of which 371 are health-based violations. 93.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Iron County systems? ▼
Water systems in Iron County serve approximately 13,443 people through 29 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Iron County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Iron County.
What types of water sources supply Iron County? ▼
Water systems in Iron County use GW (29 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. 40.2% of Iron 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.