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Worth Township

Serves an area of Sanilac County, MI · 3,854 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Worth Township in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MI0003856
  • LEXINGTON
  • MI
  • 3,854 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 48450
EPA system ID MI0003856

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

Key facts

  • Worth Township buys its water from Village of Lexington.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, October 2018.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,937 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 11, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 11, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Worth Township go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 5
2020s 0 5

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Worth Township in 2018. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 19, 2018 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Worth Township buys its water from Village of Lexington. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Worth 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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