Public water system record
City of Linden
Serves Linden, Genesee County, MI · 4,150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Linden 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of Linden draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Michigan, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,310 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Linden go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.038 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Linden in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2005 | Michigan | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of Linden draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from Genesee County Water System.
Buys water from
- Genesee County Water System Flint, MI
Annual water quality report
City of Linden 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