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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Michigan

21 active public water systems in Michigan had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Michigan State University
Ingham County
12,793 3 0
Potterville, City of
Potterville · Eaton County
2,617 2 0
Sebewaing Light & Water
Huron County
1,721 1 0
Manton, City of
Manton · Wexford County
1,287 5 2
Bellevue, Village of
Bellevue · Eaton County
1,282 2 0
Port Sanilac, Village of
Sanilac County
623 1 0
Byron, Village of
Byron · Shiawassee County
581 1 0
Pine Ridge Mobile Home Community
Genesee County
490 1 0
Empire, Village of
Empire · Leelanau County
400 7 0
Tallmadge Meadows
Ottawa County
268 5 1
Crystal Downs Mobile Village
Muskegon County
260 5 0
Midtown Flats, LLC
Genesee County
218 6 0
Summer Wood Estates
Huron County
170 3 0
Orchard Place Manor Apartments
Shiawassee County
120 6 0
Oxford Village Condominiums
Oakland County
80 11 2
West Branch Township
Ogemaw County
61 2 0
Parkwood
Saginaw County
58 4 1
Hidden Glen Apartments
Shiawassee County
50 8 1
The Laurels of Fulton
Gratiot County
50 1 0
Jamieson Nursing Home
Alcona County
39 5 0
Oak Leaf Manor
Lewiston · Montmorency County
36 7 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Michigan records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.