Public water system record
River Rouge
Serves River Rouge, Wayne County, MI · 7,224 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for River Rouge in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- River Rouge buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, December 2025.
- Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 155 lead and 2,350 unknown out of 2,876 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for River Rouge go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against River Rouge between 2007 and 2025. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 31, 2008 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 1, 2007 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
River Rouge buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Great Lakes Water Authority Detroit, MI
Annual water quality report
River Rouge 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