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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MI2033978

Waste Management

Whitmore Lake, Michigan 48189 — drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
83
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 83 drinking-water violations at Waste Management, 10% of them health-based — above the Michigan per-system average.

83
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Waste Management

Waste Management is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Whitmore Lake, Michigan (Shiawassee County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 83 total violations for this system , of which 8 (10%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 75 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Arsenic, recorded in 8 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. Waste Management's 83 violations sit above the Michigan average. Statewide, 87 of 318 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (27.4%). 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
50
Total Violations
83
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Shiawassee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
75
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 8 2014
Arsenic MR 6 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2012
Cadmium MR 2 2005
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2005
Thallium, Total MR 2 2005
Selenium MR 2 2005
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2005
Methoxychlor MR 2 2005
OXAMYL MR 2 2005
Simazine MR 2 2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2005
Carbofuran MR 2 2005
Aldicarb MR 2 2005
Atrazine MR 2 2005
LASSO MR 2 2005
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2005
2,4-D MR 2 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2005
Chlordane MR 2 2005
Toxaphene MR 2 2005
Barium MR 2 2005
Heptachlor MR 2 2005
Picloram MR 2 2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2005
Mercury MR 2 2005
Dinoseb MR 2 2005
Endrin MR 2 2005
Chromium MR 2 2005

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 Waste Management.

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 MI2033978 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 Waste Management 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
2015 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1005
2014 Arsenic MCL 8 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1005
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 3100
2012 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1040
2005 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1015
2005 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1075
2005 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1085
2005 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 1045
2005 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2010
2005 Methoxychlor MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2015
2005 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2036
2005 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2037
2005 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2042
2005 Carbofuran MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2046
2005 Aldicarb MR 2 SDWIS / MI2033978 / 2047

How Waste Management Compares

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

Metric Waste Management Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 83 23.3 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 50 830 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Waste Management water safe to drink? ▼
Waste Management (PWS ID: MI2033978) has 83 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Waste Management serve? ▼
Waste Management serves 50 people in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Waste Management have? ▼
Waste Management has 83 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 75 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Waste Management water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Waste Management under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Waste Management use? ▼
Waste Management uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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