Public water system record
City of Manton
Serves Manton, Wexford County, MI · 1,287 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Manton in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 25
Key facts
- City of Manton draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1998, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 247 unknown out of 538 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for City of Manton go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2011, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Manton and issued 3 boil water orders between 1998 and 2025, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Combined Uranium |
| Mar 4, 2011 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 13, 2006 | Michigan | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 24, 1998 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Manton draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Manton 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