Public water system record
Chikaming Township
Serves an area of Berrien County, MI that includes Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert · 2,825 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Chikaming 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
- 28
Key facts
- Chikaming Township buys its water from Lake Charter Township.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,030 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Chikaming Township go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Chikaming Township buys its water from Lake Charter Township. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system buys water from Chikaming Township.
Buys water from
- Lake Charter Township Bridgman, MI
Community systems that buy water from it
- New Buffalo Township New Buffalo, MI
Annual water quality report
Chikaming 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