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Community Water System · PWS MI0005205

Parma Township-Amberton Vill.

Albion, Michigan 49224 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 378 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

378
People served
43
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 43 drinking-water violations at Parma Township-Amberton Vill., 42% of them health-based - above the Michigan per-system average.

43
Total EPA violations on record
42%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
378
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Parma Township-Amberton Vill.

Parma Township-Amberton Vill. is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 378 residents in Albion, Michigan (Jackson County) through 108 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 43 total violations for this system , of which 18 (42%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 18 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%).

Parma Township-Amberton Vill.'s 43 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
378
Total Violations
43
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
108
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2010
E. COLI MR 4 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2019

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 Parma Township-Amberton Vill..

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 MI0005205 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 Parma Township-Amberton Vill. 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
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 7000
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 5000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 8000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 3100
2010 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / MI0005205 / 3014

How Parma Township-Amberton Vill. Compares

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

Metric Parma Township-Amberton Vill. Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 43 23.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 378 830 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 Parma Township-Amberton Vill. water safe to drink? ▼
Parma Township-Amberton Vill. (PWS ID: MI0005205) has 43 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 378 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Parma Township-Amberton Vill. serve? ▼
Parma Township-Amberton Vill. serves 378 people in Albion, Michigan. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 108 service connections.
What type of violations does Parma Township-Amberton Vill. have? ▼
Parma Township-Amberton Vill. has 43 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Parma Township-Amberton Vill. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Parma Township-Amberton Vill. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Parma Township-Amberton Vill. use? ▼
Parma Township-Amberton Vill. 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.