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Hemlock/Richland Township

Serves Hemlock, Saginaw County, MI · 1,632 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hemlock/Richland Township in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Revised Total Coliform Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • MI0003110
  • HEMLOCK
  • MI
  • 1,632 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 48626
EPA system ID MI0003110

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Hemlock/Richland Township draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Michigan, January 2022.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 604 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Nov 11, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Hemlock/Richland Township go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1993, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators issued 1 boil water order to Hemlock/Richland Township in 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 13, 2022 Michigan Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Hemlock/Richland Township draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Hemlock/Richland 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.

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