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Community Water System · PWS MI0003140

Highland Park

Operator location Highland Park, Michigan - larger served population (> 3,309) at 8,977 people served; 44 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

8,977
People served (this PWS)
44
EPA violations (this PWS)
9
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Highland Park standing, mid SDWIS violation third

8,977 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 20% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #5,142 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Highland Park lands in the middle third by violation volume (44), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (8,977; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 20% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#5,142 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#162 of 1,375
Population · MI
44
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,845
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 7 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2002
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2011
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1991
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Highland Park has 44 recorded EPA violations, 53% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 46% carry more. 20% of this system's own violations are health-based (9 of 44), and it ranks #5,142 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

44 Around the middle fewer violations than 46% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxS 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/24/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/24/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/24/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/24/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/24/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/24/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/30/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/30/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/30/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 10/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 10/30/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 10/30/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 10/30/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 10/30/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 10/30/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 10/30/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 10/30/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 10/30/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Highland Park

EPA SDWIS lists 8,977 people served and 2,845 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Michigan EGLE, Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division

Nationwide peers

44 violations · 8,977 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Highland Park

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Michigan compares on the same EPA violation measures. Michigan systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater