Public water system record
Franklin-Quincy Water Authority
Serves an area of Houghton County, MI · 260 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Franklin-Quincy Water Authority 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
- 5
Key facts
- Franklin-Quincy Water Authority buys its water from Hancock.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Michigan, November 1998.
- Record on file since 1998, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 43 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 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Franklin-Quincy Water Authority go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2000, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators issued 1 boil water order to Franklin-Quincy Water Authority in 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in November 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 1998 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Franklin-Quincy Water Authority buys its water from Hancock. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Hancock Hancock, MI
Annual water quality report
Franklin-Quincy Water Authority 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 Franklin-Quincy Water Authority for a copy.
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