Water quality in Shields, Michigan
Shields is in Saginaw County. 61 active public water systems serve the county; 31 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 Saginaw County
25 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Township |
2,023 | 0 | 3.2 mi | |
| Saginaw Charter Township |
40,840 | 1 | 3.7 mi | |
| Swan Creek Township |
2,023 | 0 | 5.3 mi | |
| Tittabawassee Township |
9,227 | 1 | 5.3 mi | |
| Saginaw, City of Saginaw |
44,058 | 0 | 5.4 mi | |
| Hemlock/richland Township |
1,632 | 1 | 6.6 mi | |
| Kochville Township |
4,695 | 1 | 7.1 mi | |
| Carrollton Township |
5,705 | 0 | 7.2 mi | |
| Spaulding Township |
2,153 | 0 | 8.4 mi | |
| Zilwaukee, City of Saginaw |
1,534 | 1 | 8.4 mi | |
| Buena Vista Township |
8,676 | 1 | 9.2 mi | |
| St. Charles, Village of |
2,054 | 1 | 9.4 mi | |
| Bridgeport Township |
10,104 | 0 | 10.4 mi | |
| Freeland Mobile Home Park |
280 | 0 | 10.8 mi | |
| Albee Township |
411 | 0 | 12.5 mi | |
| Parkwood |
58 | 4 | 12.8 mi | |
| Merrill, Village of |
695 | 0 | 13.1 mi | |
| Taymouth Township |
2,033 | 0 | 15.2 mi | |
| Frankenmuth Township |
1,389 | 0 | 16.3 mi | |
| Chesaning, Village of |
2,394 | 1 | 16.6 mi | |
| Birch Run, Village of |
1,555 | 0 | 17.5 mi | |
| Frankenmuth, City of Frankenmuth |
4,944 | 0 | 17.8 mi | |
| Stoddard Mobile Home Court |
285 | 3 | 17.9 mi | |
| Birch Run Township |
2,080 | 0 | 18.6 mi | |
| Blumfield-Reese Water Auth. |
3,024 | 0 | 19.1 mi |
Non-community systems in Saginaw County (35: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Saginaw County, nearest to Shields 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.