Public water system record
Sanilac Township
Serves an area of Sanilac County, MI that includes Port Sanilac · 674 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Sanilac Township 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
- 2
Key facts
- Sanilac Township buys its water from Village of Lexington.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Michigan, September 2010.
- Record on file since 2008, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 523 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for Sanilac Township go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2010, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators issued 1 boil water order to Sanilac Township in 2010. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2010 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Sanilac Township buys its water from Village of Lexington. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Village of Lexington Lexington, MI
Annual water quality report
Sanilac Township 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