Public water system record
Bates Township
Serves an area of Iron County, MI · 921 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bates Township in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Bates Township draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Michigan, November 2000.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 612 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 7, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Bates Township go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bates Township and issued 2 boil water orders between 1988 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2000 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 5, 1996 | Michigan | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Bates Township draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Bates Township must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Michigan.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells