Question 1

Is Chippewa Hills High School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Chippewa Hills High School (PWS ID: MI2007854) has 127 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 550 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Chippewa Hills High School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Chippewa Hills High School serves 550 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Remus or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in Remus, Michigan.

Question 3

What type of violations does Chippewa Hills High School have?

Accepted Answer

Chippewa Hills High School has 127 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 117 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Chippewa Hills High School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Chippewa Hills High School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Chippewa Hills High School use?

Accepted Answer

Chippewa Hills High School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Chippewa Hills High School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Chippewa Hills High School ranks #27,455 of 29,740 by people served, and #1,142 of 1,375 in Michigan. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Chippewa Hills High School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Chippewa Hills High School has 127 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 22% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 78% of that cohort has fewer violations than Chippewa Hills High School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	9	2020
Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	2004
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2013
Chromium	MR	2	2002
Mercury	MR	2	2002
Antimony, Total	MR	2	2002
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2002
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2002
Selenium	MR	2	2002
Toxaphene	MR	2	1999
Picloram	MR	2	1999
Carbofuran	MR	2	1999
Heptachlor	MR	2	1999
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1999
2,4-D	MR	2	1999
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1999
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1999
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	1999
Chlordane	MR	2	1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1999
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1999
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1999
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1999
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1999
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1999
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1999
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1999
Toluene	MR	2	1999

Chippewa Hills High School

Chippewa Hills High School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Chippewa Hills High School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints