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Southgate

Serves Southgate and Riverview, Wayne County, MI · 30,047 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Southgate in the last ten years.

  • MI0006170
  • SOUTHGATE
  • MI
  • 30,047 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 48195
EPA system ID MI0006170

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

Key facts

  • Southgate buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
  • Record on file since 2014, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 192 lead and 663 unknown out of 10,606 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Aug 11, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 2014

EPA's records for Southgate go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 0 2

Where the water comes from

Southgate buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

Southgate 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

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