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Manistee County, Michigan

Water Systems
95
Population Served
19,677
Total Violations
2,236
87 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

87.4%
Systems with Violations
23.5
Avg Violations per System
3.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (53%)

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

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

No violations on record (7) One or more violations (43)

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
Manistee, City Of 6,200 23 Clean
Wesco Parkdale 36 1,100 10 -
Filer Charter Township 940 17 -
Onekama Ez-Mart 780 2 -
Orchard Beach State Pk 700 26 -
Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools 600 195 -
Saddle Up Gas & Grocery 600 0 -
Copemish Ez Mart 505 0 -
Kaleva, Village Of 464 204 -
Manistee River RV Resort - Camp Store 452 2 -
Manistee River RV Resort 450 29 -
Camp Arcadia / Lca 400 21 -
Brethren Ez Mart 400 30 -
Onekama Consolidated School 350 104 -
Bear Lake, Village Of 318 28 -
Big Al's Pizza, Inc. 250 17 -
Parkdale Ez Mart 220 4 -
Rosie's Place 200 83 -
Matsons Big Manistee Cg 200 10 -
Arcadia Bluffs - South Course 200 0 -
Dublin General Store 200 0 -
Dollar General - #24436 Bear Lk/Pleasant 200 0 -
Iron Fish Distillery Restaurant 185 3 -
Portage Lake Cov Bible 175 10 -
Betsie Valley Elementary Sch 170 43 -
Coho Bend Riverside RV Resort 150 11 -
Portage Point Inn 125 9 -
Arcadia Bluffs - Main Lodge 108 7 -
Kamp Villa RV Park 100 1 -
Traks Bar and Grill 100 27 -
El Toro 100 122 -
Little Eden Camp 100 9 -
Annie's Kozy Kitchen 100 22 -
Trinity Lutheran Church - Onekama 100 25 -
Filer Ez Mart 100 8 -
Norman Township Community Center 100 22 -
Lake & Latte 100 27 -
M R Products 90 6 -
Wolf River Golf Park 84 23 -
Riemer Eye Center 75 93 -
Dollar General Wellston #12354 75 0 -
Kingdom Hall Copemish 60 5 -
Usfs Chittenden Nursery 60 5 -
Manistee Health Building, LLC 55 19 -
Valleywood Cove Condominium Association 50 5 -
Twin Oaks Campground and Cabins 50 1 -
Trinity Lutheran Church - Arcadia 50 15 -
Redneck Yacht Club 50 0 -
Quenchers Corner 50 13 -
Valley Side Apartments 45 13 -

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 Manistee County? ▼
Manistee County has 2,236 total drinking water violations across 95 water systems, of which 87 are health-based violations. 87.4% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Manistee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Manistee County serve approximately 19,677 people through 95 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Manistee County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Manistee County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Manistee County? ▼
Water systems in Manistee County use GW (50 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. 3.9% of Manistee 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.