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Buchanan

Serves Buchanan, Berrien County, MI · 4,871 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Buchanan in the last ten years.

  • MI0000960
  • BUCHANAN
  • MI
  • 4,871 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49107
EPA system ID MI0000960

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

Key facts

  • Buchanan draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, August 2005.
  • Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 132 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,825 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1998

EPA's records for Buchanan go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Buchanan in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 19, 2005 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Buchanan draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Buchanan 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.

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