Water quality in Hancock, Michigan
Hancock is in Houghton County. 46 active public water systems serve the county; 20 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 Houghton County
16 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin-Quincy Water Authority |
260 | 0 | 1.1 mi | |
| Franklin Township Ripley |
300 | 6 | 1.8 mi | |
| Houghton Houghton |
8,386 | 0 | 2.1 mi | |
| Portage Township |
1,214 | 3 | 2.8 mi | |
| Osceola Township Dollar Bay |
1,391 | 4 | 4.0 mi | |
| South Range South Range |
745 | 2 | 4.9 mi | |
| Adams Township Painesdale |
2,010 | 1 | 6.8 mi | |
| Chassell Township Chassell |
800 | 2 | 8.0 mi | |
| Lake Linden Lake Linden |
1,203 | 4 | 9.0 mi | |
| Upper Michigan Water Company |
5,535 | 0 | 9.8 mi | |
| Torch Lake Township |
946 | 1 | 10.0 mi | |
| Calumet Township |
50 | 0 | 10.0 mi | |
| Calumet Calumet |
726 | 1 | 10.0 mi | |
| Laurium |
1,947 | 0 | 11.1 mi | |
| Copper City Copper City |
210 | 1 | 14.4 mi | |
| Houghton CO Memorial Airport |
50 | 1 | — |
Non-community systems in Houghton County (29: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Range Snowmobile Club |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Schmidt's Corner Bar |
100 | 1 | 0 | |
|
LA Catrina Cocina Mexicana |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Copper Country Inn |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Northwinds Adventures |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Copper Country Christian School |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Earl B. Holman School |
164 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr-McLain State Park-Concessions |
500 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr-McLain State Park-Campground |
800 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dreamland Hotel |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dreamland Campground |
30 | 2 | 0 | |
|
American Legion Post 291 |
60 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Iron Horse Restaurant & Bar |
150 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Mosquito Inn |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Bosio Biscuit Company |
80 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Portage Lake Golf Course Mtu |
140 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Boondocks Travel Center-Twin Lakes |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr-Twin Lakes State Park |
250 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Parkview Lodge & Grill |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
|
CU Country CU LLC |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Boondock Inn |
75 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Church in the Valley |
40 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Sidnaw Station |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hoppy's Bar |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
UP Chuck's Bar & Grill |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Agate Beach Campground |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Copper Country Inn 2 |
75 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dnr-Emily Lake Campground |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ottawa NF Kenton District Office |
30 | 0 | 0 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Houghton County, nearest to Hancock 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.
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.