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Mackinac County, Michigan

Water Systems
119
Population Served
12,593
Total Violations
2,718
358 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

90.8%
Systems with Violations
22.8
Avg Violations per System
13.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (40%)
SW
2 systems (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

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

No violations on record (6) One or more violations (44)

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
St. Ignace 2,987 33 -
Mackinac Island 583 19 -
Engadine School 552 7 -
Les Cheneaux School 336 58 -
Clark Township - Community Center 200 14 -
Mdot - Gros Cap Park, P219 200 12 -
Cedar Bay Camp - Bay View 200 46 -
Cedar Bay Camp - Taylor Lodge 200 2 -
Cedar Bay Camp - Willoughby 200 2 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Office 200 35 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Grp 1 (7-16) 200 0 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Group 2 (17-25) 200 0 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Group 3 (30-35) 200 0 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Group 4 (38-50) 200 0 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Rec Building 200 2 -
Hiawatha Sportmen's Club-Activity Build 200 0 -
First Union Church 200 18 -
Erickson Center for the Arts - Pine 160 0 -
Cedarville RV Park 154 14 -
Snow's Bar & Grill 150 41 -
Usfs - Carp River Campground 150 16 -
Usfs - Brevort Lake Campground 150 8 -
Usfs - Lake Michigan Campground 140 17 -
Les Cheneaux Christian Fellows 136 11 -
Les Cheneaux Distillers - Meridian 120 2 -
Lakeshore RV Campground 112 11 -
Three Lakes Academy 107 26 -
Moran Twp Schls/Gros Cap 102 29 Clean
Wachter Well 100 5 -
Mdot - Cut River East, P216 100 11 -
Belvedere Grand 100 6 -
Mdot - Bastion Rest Area, R213e 100 6 -
Usfs - St. Ignace Complex 100 11 -
Pine Bluff Resort 100 34 -
Loon's Point Campground 98 12 -
Spring Lodge & Cottages 90 19 -
Goodale's Sweet Shop 80 17 -
Beary Patch 80 87 -
Cut River Inn 79 34 -
Islander Bar 75 31 -
Les Cheneaux Distillers - Tipper Room 75 29 -
Cedarville Hotel 75 73 -
Blarney Castle - Cedarville Ez Mart 75 43 -
Cove Bar 75 21 -
Ice Cream Shoppe & Hair Salon 75 5 -
Les Cheneaux Landing 60 11 -
Chapel Hill Motel 60 40 -
Susan's Shipwreck 60 30 -
Whitetail Resort 54 62 -
Hills Point Resort 54 22 -

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 Mackinac County? ▼
Mackinac County has 2,718 total drinking water violations across 119 water systems, of which 358 are health-based violations. 90.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Mackinac County systems? ▼
Water systems in Mackinac County serve approximately 12,593 people through 119 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Mackinac County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Mackinac County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Mackinac County? ▼
Water systems in Mackinac County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 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. 13.2% of Mackinac 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.