Michigan
Houghton County drinking water quality
46 active public water systems serve 33,702 people in Houghton County. 26 are compliant, 20 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
17 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Houghton Houghton |
8,386 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Upper Michigan Water Company |
5,535 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hancock Hancock |
4,500 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Adams Township Painesdale |
2,010 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Laurium |
1,947 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Osceola Township Dollar Bay |
1,391 | 4 | 0 | |
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Portage Township |
1,214 | 3 | 0 | |
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Lake Linden Lake Linden |
1,203 | 4 | 3 | |
|
Torch Lake Township |
946 | 1 | 1 | |
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Chassell Township Chassell |
800 | 2 | 0 | |
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South Range South Range |
745 | 2 | 0 | |
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Calumet Calumet |
726 | 1 | 0 | |
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Franklin Township Ripley |
300 | 6 | 0 | |
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Franklin-Quincy Water Authority |
260 | 0 | 0 | |
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Copper City Copper City |
210 | 1 | 0 | |
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Calumet Township |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Houghton CO Memorial Airport |
50 | 1 | 1 |
Non-community systems (29: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dnr-McLain State Park-Campground |
800 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr-McLain State Park-Concessions |
500 | 0 | 0 | |
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Dnr-Twin Lakes State Park |
250 | 0 | 0 | |
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Earl B. Holman School |
164 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Iron Horse Restaurant & Bar |
150 | 1 | 0 | |
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Portage Lake Golf Course Mtu |
140 | 0 | 0 | |
|
LA Catrina Cocina Mexicana |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Schmidt's Corner Bar |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Bosio Biscuit Company |
80 | 1 | 0 | |
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Agate Beach Campground |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
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Boondock Inn |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
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Copper Country Christian School |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
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Copper Country Inn |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
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Copper Country Inn 2 |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
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Dreamland Hotel |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
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Parkview Lodge & Grill |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
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UP Chuck's Bar & Grill |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
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American Legion Post 291 |
60 | 1 | 0 | |
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Boondocks Travel Center-Twin Lakes |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
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Hoppy's Bar |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
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CU Country CU LLC |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Northwinds Adventures |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Range Snowmobile Club |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Sidnaw Station |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Church in the Valley |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
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Dnr-Emily Lake Campground |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
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Dreamland Campground |
30 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Ottawa NF Kenton District Office |
30 | 0 | 0 | |
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Mosquito Inn |
25 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (75, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
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.