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Shanty Creek - Watars Association

Serves an area of Antrim County, MI · 1,250 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Shanty Creek - Watars Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Lead and Copper Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • MI0005995
  • BELLAIRE
  • MI
  • 1,250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49615
EPA system ID MI0005995

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Shanty Creek - Watars Association draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, July 2012.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 70 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Shanty Creek - Watars Association go back to 2001. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 19, 2016 2 12
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began December 2011, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2011 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Shanty Creek - Watars Association in 2012. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 23, 2012 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Shanty Creek - Watars Association draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Shanty Creek - Watars Association 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.

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Testing your own water

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