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Community Water System · PWS MI0002650

Gladwin, City Of

Gladwin, Michigan 48624 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,933 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,933
People served
67
EPA violations
23
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 67 drinking-water violations at Gladwin, City Of, 34% of them health-based - above the Michigan per-system average.

67
Total EPA violations on record
34%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,933
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Gladwin, City Of

Gladwin, City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,933 residents in Gladwin, Michigan (Gladwin County) through 1,181 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 67 total violations for this system , of which 23 (34%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 23 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 20 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Michigan, EPA tracks 10,959 public water systems serving 9,098,093 people, with 255,201 cumulative violations and 31,467 health-based violations on record. About 86% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 23.3 violations. Statewide, 87 of 318 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (27.4%).

Gladwin, City Of's 67 violations sit above the Michigan average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,933
Total Violations
67
Health-Based Violations
23
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,181
County
Gladwin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
23
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 2004
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 1997
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2021
TTHM MR 4 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1992
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2019
Public Notice Other 1 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Gladwin, City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MI0002650 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Michigan Drinking Water Authority

Michigan EGLE, Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Gladwin, City Of under EPA-delegated authority.

Open MI regulator portal

Source: Michigan EGLE, Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 5200
2024 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 7500
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 2950
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 7000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 5000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 3100
2004 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 8 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 4000
1997 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 1038
1992 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / MI0002650 / 3100

How Gladwin, City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Gladwin, City Of Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 67 23.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 23 2.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 27.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,933 830 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 10,959 regulated public water systems in Michigan.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gladwin, City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Gladwin, City Of (PWS ID: MI0002650) has 67 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,933 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Gladwin, City Of serve? ▼
Gladwin, City Of serves 2,933 people in Gladwin, Michigan. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,181 service connections.
What type of violations does Gladwin, City Of have? ▼
Gladwin, City Of has 67 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 23 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Gladwin, City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Gladwin, City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Gladwin, City Of use? ▼
Gladwin, City Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.