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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MI2064859

Dollar General - Crystal

Grand Haven, Michigan 49417 — drinking water served from groundwater sources to 35 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

35
People served
75
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 75 drinking-water violations at Dollar General - Crystal, 7% of them health-based — above the Michigan per-system average.

75
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
35
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Dollar General - Crystal

Dollar General - Crystal is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 35 residents in Grand Haven, Michigan (Montcalm County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 75 total violations for this system , of which 5 (7%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 14 violations (MON). 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. Dollar General - Crystal's 75 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
35
Total Violations
75
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Montcalm
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2009
Nitrate MR 4 2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2021
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 2 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 2021
Toluene MR 2 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2021
Styrene MR 2 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2021
Benzene MR 2 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2021

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 Dollar General - Crystal.

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 MI2064859 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 Dollar General - Crystal 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 8000
2021 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 1040
2021 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2380
2021 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2964
2021 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2969
2021 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2976
2021 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2977
2021 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2979
2021 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2980
2021 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2981
2021 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2983
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2984
2021 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2985
2021 Toluene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2991
2021 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / MI2064859 / 2992

How Dollar General - Crystal Compares

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

Metric Dollar General - Crystal Michigan avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 75 23.3 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 35 830 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 Dollar General - Crystal water safe to drink? ▼
Dollar General - Crystal (PWS ID: MI2064859) has 75 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 35 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Dollar General - Crystal serve? ▼
Dollar General - Crystal serves 35 people in Grand Haven, Michigan. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Dollar General - Crystal have? ▼
Dollar General - Crystal has 75 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Dollar General - Crystal water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Dollar General - Crystal under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Dollar General - Crystal use? ▼
Dollar General - Crystal 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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