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Powell Township

Serves Big Bay, Marquette County, MI · 300 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Powell Township in the last ten years.

  • MI0000700
  • BIG BAY
  • MI
  • 300 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49808
EPA system ID MI0000700

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Powell Township draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, November 2018.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 27 unknown out of 115 service lines.

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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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Aug 11, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 11, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Powell Township go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 0 5

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Powell Township in 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 15, 2018 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 10, 2018 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule

Where the water comes from

Powell Township draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Powell 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.

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 Powell Township for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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