Water quality in Empire, Michigan
Empire is in Leelanau County. 151 active public water systems serve the county; 56 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Leelanau County
14 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Leelanau School Glen Arbor |
82 | 2 | 6.5 mi | |
| Homestead/crystal River Water CO |
1,365 | 2 | 7.9 mi | |
| Maple Valley Nursing Home |
25 | 0 | 11.1 mi | |
| Sugar Loaf Townhouses |
150 | 0 | 14.0 mi | |
| Elmwood Twp Timberlee |
510 | 1 | 17.5 mi | |
| Cedar Creek Water Company |
325 | 0 | 19.8 mi | |
| Thorn Creek Condominiums |
50 | 0 | 19.9 mi | |
| Elmwood Township |
255 | 1 | 20.1 mi | |
| York Condominiums |
74 | 1 | 22.8 mi | |
| Suttons Bay, Village of Suttons Bay |
874 | 0 | 23.0 mi | |
| Northport, Village of Northport |
526 | 1 | 30.5 mi | |
| Northport Cottage Owners |
240 | 0 | 33.0 mi | |
| First Point Mobile Court |
110 | 1 | — | |
| Leelanau CO Law Enforcement Center |
75 | 1 | — |
Non-community systems in Leelanau County (136: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Leelanau County, nearest to Empire first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
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.