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Kent County, Michigan

Water Systems
407
Population Served
616,574
Total Violations
4,140
1,105 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 14 tested

Violation Analysis

72.0%
Systems with Violations
10.2
Avg Violations per System
26.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
41 systems (10%)
SW
9 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

14
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
28.6%
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

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

No violations on record (13) One or more violations (37)

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
Grand Rapids 273,005 2 Clean
Wyoming 72,125 3 Clean
Plainfield Township 42,271 12 Detected
Byron-Gaines Utility Authority 37,464 0 Clean
Kentwood 36,072 9 Clean
Grandville 15,948 10 Clean
East Grand Rapids 11,637 4 Clean
Rockford 7,160 12 Clean
Ada Township 7,068 15 Clean
Caledonia Township 4,573 0 Clean
Lowell 4,150 6 Clean
Sparta 4,140 41 Clean
Lake Bella Vista 3,584 31 Detected
Cedar Springs 3,520 18 Clean
Meijer #248 Solon Twp 3,250 24 -
Schwallier's Country Basket 2,400 4 -
Speedway 6272 / Emro Marketing 2,126 1 -
Lowell Township 1,958 19 -
Mdot - Rockford, R525 1,814 24 -
Campau Corner 1,500 4 -
Lowell Mobil Mart 1,450 5 -
Ada Bible Church 1,410 0 -
Caledonia D&w Fresh Market 1,300 28 -
Ago - Tow's Country Store #43 1,110 17 -
Vergennes J&h Family Store 1,067 0 -
Ago - Cottage Market #33 1,000 0 -
Cannonsburg Ski Area -Main Lodge 900 3 -
Log Cabin Grocery 900 100 -
East Rockford Middle School 884 30 -
Oaks of Rockford 860 12 -
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital 810 0 -
Bella Vista Church 800 0 -
Cedar Rock Mobil Mart 800 4 -
Nuvu Fuels #2 800 22 -
Alto Marathon 800 7 -
Kent City Elementary Complex 788 55 -
Kent City High & Middle School 740 35 -
Key Heights Mobile Village 715 23 -
Aldi #102 712 0 -
Kent City Baptist Church 708 0 -
Northern Springs Mobil 700 4 -
Caledonia Bp 650 42 -
Saskatoon Golf Club Inc 620 7 -
Bostwick Lake Inn 612 23 -
Caledonia Center Mall 600 7 -
Cannonsburg Grist Mill 600 0 -
Calvary Baptist Church-Greenville 600 0 -
Brinks Ice Cream Express 600 7 -
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park 600 0 -
Calvary Baptist Church-Greenvl Classrms 600 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
Washtenaw County
264 systems · 420,450 served · 6,092 violations
Genesee County
397 systems · 335,433 served · 13,553 violations
Kalamazoo County
195 systems · 286,536 served · 2,453 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Kent County? ▼
Kent County has 4,140 total drinking water violations across 407 water systems, of which 1,105 are health-based violations. 72.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Kent County systems? ▼
Water systems in Kent County serve approximately 616,574 people through 407 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Kent County water? ▼
Of 14 water systems tested for PFAS in Kent County, 4 had PFAS detected (28.6% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Kent County? ▼
Water systems in Kent County use GW (41 systems), SW (9 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. 26.7% of Kent 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.