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Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Michigan

10 active public water systems in Michigan had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 10 of them still unresolved. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Protects against enteric viruses, which can contaminate groundwater via cracked well casings, failing septic systems, or animal waste. Viruses persist longer in groundwater than in surface water. Hepatitis A and norovirus are the primary pathogens of concern.

Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Groveland Manor
Oakland County
435 2 0
Buel Hill Estates (dba Eagles Landing)
Sanilac County
400 2 1
Tallmadge Meadows
Ottawa County
268 5 1
Country Hill Pines
Sanilac County
174 3 1
Island Lake Apartments
Livingston County
65 11 4
Somerset Mobile Home Park
Branch County
64 2 1
Parkwood
Saginaw County
58 4 1
Hermansville Housing Comm.
Menominee County
36 3 1
Amish Parochial School
Hillsdale County
31 3 1
Clean Water Association, Inc.
Lake County
22 1 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.