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Houghton Lake Timber Apts.

Serves Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, MI · 48 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Houghton Lake Timber Apts. in the last ten years.

  • MI0003238
  • CEDAR SPRINGS
  • MI
  • 48 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49319
EPA system ID MI0003238

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Houghton Lake Timber Apts. draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, October 1998.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • 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.

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
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Houghton Lake Timber Apts. go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 19, 2016 9 4
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2014, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 4, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.28 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 11, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Houghton Lake Timber Apts. in 1998. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 7, 1998 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Houghton Lake Timber Apts. draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Houghton Lake Timber Apts. 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 Houghton Lake Timber Apts. for a copy.

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

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