Public water system record
Romulus
Serves Romulus, Wayne County, MI · 23,989 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Romulus 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
- 4
Key facts
- Romulus buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, July 2005.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 43 lead and 5,533 unknown out of 8,443 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
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Romulus go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Romulus in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2005 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Romulus 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
Romulus 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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