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Beacon Home at Colby

On record as serving Montcalm County, MI · Serves 36 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Beacon Home at Colby in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MI0000503
  • KALAMAZOO
  • MI
  • 36 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49009
EPA system ID MI0000503

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Beacon Home at Colby draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, October 2019.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 11, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 3, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2019 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Beacon Home at Colby in 2019. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 28, 2019 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: E. coli

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Beacon Home at Colby draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Beacon Home at Colby 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Beacon Home at Colby for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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